Web psychotherapy 'just as good'

Swedish researcher found out that therapy delivered via the internet is just as good as face-to-face sessions for treating depression.

"In the study, 117 volunteers with mild to moderate depression participated in either a web-based self-help CBT programme plus an internet discussion group, or an internet discussion group alone.

The do-it-yourself CBT programme consisted of 89 pages of text divided into five modules that were estimated to take eight weeks to complete.

Overall, 37% of the patients withdrew from the programme - the main reason given was that it was "too demanding"."

This is interesting but doesn't take into account the fact that people process information differently. They take in information differently through their filters, store and process information differently.

This could be an explanation for the higher withdrawal rate. However, it is also clear that after an initial conversation with patients, supervision and treatment can be conducted via the web, influencing the overall price structure.

(NLP in Asia)

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