Online interventions for depression and anxiety - a systematic review.

What it found

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Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Effects of cognitive behavioural therapy and exposure-response prevention on brain activation in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025
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2. Remotely Delivered Interventions to Support Women With Symptoms of Anxiety in Pregnancy: Mixed Methods Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022
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3. Engagement Strategies to Improve Adherence and Retention in Web-Based Mindfulness Programs: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022
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4. Internet Interventions for Adults with Anxiety and Mood Disorders: A Narrative Umbrella Review of Recent Meta-Analyses.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2019
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5. Toward the Design of Evidence-Based Mental Health Information Systems for People With Depression: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017
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6. Effectiveness of a web-enabled psychoeducational resource for postpartum depression and anxiety among women in British Columbia.Archives of women's mental health · 2024
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7. Evaluation and Future Challenges in a Self-Guided Web-Based Intervention With and Without Chat Support for Depression and Anxiety Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2024
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8. Incorporating a Stepped Care Approach Into Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2024
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9. Efficacy of an Electronic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Delivered via the Online Psychotherapy Tool for Depression and Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pre-Post Pilot Study.JMIR mental health · 2023
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10. Social media usage and students' social anxiety, loneliness and well-being: does digital mindfulness-based intervention effectively work?BMC psychology · 2023
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11. A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness, Acceptance, and Negative Effects ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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12. Comparing a ses-sensitive and an all-ses implementation strategy to improve participation rates of patients with a lower socioeconomic background in a web-based intervention for depressive complaints: a cluster randomised trial in primary care.BMC primary care · 2022
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13. Do sociodemographic variables moderate effects of an internet intervention for mild to moderate depressive symptoms? An exploratory analysis of a randomised controlled trial (EVIDENT) including 1013 participants.BMJ open · 2021
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14. Self-guided mindfulness and cognitive behavioural practices reduce anxiety in autistic adults: A pilot 8-month waitlist-controlled trial of widely available online tools.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2020
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15. Longitudinal impacts of an online safety and health intervention for women experiencing intimate partner violence: randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2020
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16. The MARIGOLD study: Feasibility and enhancement of an online intervention to improve emotion regulation in people with elevated depressive symptoms.Journal of affective disorders · 2019
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17. Complaint-Directed Mini-Interventions for Depressive Complaints: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Unguided Web-Based Self-Help Interventions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017
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18. The Impact of Federally Funded Home Visiting Programs on Parental Mental Health: a Systematic Review.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026
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19. Smartphone-based digital phenotyping for detection of high-risk depression and anxiety in Korean community settings.Internet interventions · 2026
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20. Complex Intervention Programs Integrating Multiple Intervention Strategies Were Not More Effective than Active Control Groups: Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Authors and funding

5 authors.

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Abstract

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