Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment of Depression in Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Review of Current Findings and Future Directions.

ABSTRACT: Depression is common in multiple sclerosis (MS), affecting up to 50% of patients at some point in their lifetime. Although the rate of depression in MS is higher than that in the general population and that in patients with other chronic medical conditions, depression in MS is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Antidepressant agents are used empirically in the management of MS-related depression, but evidence specifically demonstrating the efficacy of these medications in patients with MS is sparse. Considerable work suggests that psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may be effective in the management of depression in MS. Recently there has been an expansion of computerized adaptations of CBT, allowing patients to complete therapy sessions remotely via onlin

SUBMITTER: Ratajska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6552991 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature