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Cognitive-behavioral therapy in depressed primary care patients with co-occurring problematic alcohol use: effect of telephone-administered vs. face-to-face treatment-a secondary analysis.
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Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient safety measures for virtual consultations in primary care: a systematic review.BMJ quality & safety · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluating the Efficacy of Telehealth-Based Treatments for Depression in Adults: A Rapid Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Next-Generation Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: Integrating Digital Tools, Teletherapy, and Personalization for Enhanced Mental Health Outcomes.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Audio-Based Care for Managing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Adults: A Systematic Review.Medical care · 2025Pooled it
- TelehealthPsychological medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for co-occurring depression and substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Technology-Based Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
- Uses of Virtual Care in Primary Care: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Interventions targeting patients with co-occuring severe mental illness and substance use (dual diagnosis) in general practice settings - a scoping review of the literature.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- The Efficacy of Telemental Health Interventions for Mood Disorders Pre-COVID-19: A Narrative Review.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2024Review
- Leveraging mHealth and Wearable Sensors to Manage Alcohol Use Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Depressive symptoms as a moderator of college student response to computerized alcohol intervention.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2020Article
- A comparison of electronically-delivered and face to face cognitive behavioural therapies in depressive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2020Article
- Telehealth Treatment for Alcohol Misuse: Reviewing Telehealth Approaches to Increase Engagement and Reduce Risk of Alcohol-Related Hypertension.Current hypertension reports · 2019Review
- Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in Primary Care.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2017Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This secondary analysis of a larger study compared adherence to telephone-administered cognitive-behavioral therapy (T-CBT) vs. face-to-face CBT and depression outcomes in depressed primary care patients with co-occurring problematic alcohol use. To our knowledge, T-CBT has never been directly compared to face-to-face CBT in such a sample of primary care patients. Participants were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to face-to-face CBT or T-CBT for depression. Participants receiving T-CBT (n = 50) and face-to-face CBT (n = 53) were compared at baseline, end of treatment (week 18), and three-month and six-month follow-ups. Face-to-face CBT and T-CBT groups did not significantly differ in age, sex, ethnicity, marital status, educational level, severity of depression, antidepressant use, and total score on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Face-to-face CBT and T-CBT groups were similar on all treatment adherence outcomes and depression outcomes at all time points. T-CBT and face-to-face CBT had similar treatment adherence and efficacy for the treatment of depression in depressed primary care patients with co-occurring problematic alcohol use. When targeting patients who might have difficulties in accessing care, primary care clinicians may consider both types of CBT delivery when treating depression in patients with co-occurring problematic alcohol use.
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