Trial reportBMC psychiatry2013
Choosing between Internet-based psychodynamic versus cognitive behavioral therapy for depression: a pilot preference study.
Trial report in BMC psychiatry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01324050 (Internet-delivered Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Internet-delivered Psychodynamic Therapy for Depression: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effect of treatments for depression on quality of life: a meta-analysis.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2017Pooled it
- Culturally Adapted Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hong Kong People With Depressive Symptoms: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Target-user preferences, motivations, and acceptance for a dialectical behaviour therapy smartphone application for eating disorders.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Article
- Digital Mental Health Interventions: Differences in Diet Culture Intervention Framing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Worry-specific versus self-tailored internet-based treatments for generalized anxiety disorder, with scheduled support or support on demand: A pilot factorial design trial.Internet interventions · 2022Article
- Evidence on Technology-Based Psychological Interventions in Diagnosed Depression: Systematic Review.JMIR mental health · 2021Review
- Internet-based psychodynamic therapy vs cognitive behavioural therapy for social anxiety disorder: A preference study.Internet interventions · 2020Article
- Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Personalized Tele-Based Coaching for Farmers, Foresters and Gardeners to Prevent Depression: Study Protocol of an 18-Month Follow-Up Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (TEC-A).Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Patient preferences for a guided self-help programme to prevent relapse in anxiety or depression: A discrete choice experiment.PloS one · 2019Article
- Internet- and mobile-based aftercare and relapse prevention in mental disorders: A systematic review and recommendations for future research.Internet interventions · 2018Review
- Preferences for Depression Treatment Including Internet-Based Interventions: Results From a Large Sample of Primary Care Patients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Public Acceptability of E-Mental Health Treatment Services for Psychological Problems: A Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2017Article
- Current Views and Perspectives on E-Mental Health: An Exploratory Survey Study for Understanding Public Attitudes Toward Internet-Based Psychotherapy in Germany.JMIR mental health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundMajor depression is a world-wide problem that can be treated with various forms of psychotherapy. There is strong research support for treating major depression using cognitive behavior therapy delivered in the format of guided self-help via the Internet (ICBT). Recent research also suggests that psychodynamic psychotherapy can be delivered as guided self-help via the Internet (IPDT) and that it seem to be as effective as ICBT for mild to moderate depression. However, no head-to-head comparison between the two treatments exists. In the field of Internet interventions it is largely unexplored if treatment preference affects outcome and adherence.
methodsParticipants were allocated to IPDT or ICBT based on their stated preference. More than half of the participants preferred ICBT (N = 30) over IPDT (N = 14). Differences in efficacy between treatments were explored. Correlations between strength of preference and treatment outcome, adherence to treatment and completion of the whole treatment program were explored. Data were collected before and after treatment, as well as in a 7-month follow-up.
resultsDuring the treatment period, both programs performed equally well in reducing symptoms. More participants who received IPDT completed the entire program. At follow-up, mixed-effects models showed that participants who chose ICBT improved more in terms of quality of life. The ICBT group also had a significant increase in participants who recovered from their depression from post-treatment to follow-up. Exploratory analyses indicated that strength of preference was correlated with adherence to treatment and completion of the whole program, and long-term outcome for the ICBT group.
conclusionsFew differences were found during the acute treatment phase, but the long-term effects are in favor of ICBT. Strength of preference for treatment seems to have a predictive value. Further research comparing the efficacy of ICBT and IPDT, and the effects of preference matching and strength of preference, is warranted.
trial registrationThis trial is a continuation of the study registered as NCT01324050 at Clinicaltrials.gov.
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