Insights into internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for public safety personnel: Exploration of client experiences during and after treatment.

ABSTRACT: Canadian public safety personnel (PSP) experience high rates of mental health problems and barriers to receiving care. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) may help reduce barriers to care; however, there is no literature involving qualitative analyses of client feedback to describe PSP experiences with ICBT. Identifying these experiences is important because it can inform future use of ICBT with this group that has unique needs. The current study was designed to explore how clients (N = 82) experienced ICBT that had been tailored to meet their needs; specifically, the study assessed their perceptions of program impacts, what clients found helpful, and client suggestions for improvements. The ICBT course included five core lessons, client stories, and nine initial

SUBMITTER: Beahm JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8593259 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature