ReviewDialogues in clinical neuroscience2016
Internet interventions for depression: new developments.
Review in Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of technology-based interventions in older adults experiencing spousal bereavement: a systematic review of clinical trials.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Implementing Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in Adults: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Technological State of the Art of Electronic Mental Health Interventions for Major Depressive Disorder: Systematic Literature Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for reducing mental health conditions in employees: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Efficacy of internet-based integrated intervention on depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with COVID-19.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2020Trial
- Brief Web-Based Intervention for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial on Behavioral Activation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
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- Diminishing Effects After Recurrent Use of Self-Guided Internet-Based Interventions in Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- Effects of a depression-focused internet intervention in slot machine gamblers: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2018Trial
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- Effect of Cultural Adaptation of a Smartphone-Based Self-Help Programme on Its Acceptability and Efficacy: Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical psychology in Europe · 2024Article
- Working alliance and its link to guidance in an internet-based intervention for depressive disorders: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Effects of a Self-Guided Transdiagnostic Smartphone App on Patient Empowerment and Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Integrating Internet-Based Self-Care Program with Face-to-Face Therapy for Depression: Observations and Emergent Insights.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2023Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
A wide range of Internet interventions, mostly grounded in methods of cognitive behavioral therapy, have been developed and tested for several mental disorders. The evidence to date shows that these interventions are effective in reducing symptoms of depression. Metaanalyses report small-to-medium effect sizes when Internet interventions are delivered as stand-alone self-help interventions (d=0.25-0.36), and medium-to-large effect sizes when delivered as therapist-guided interventions (d=0.58-0.78), both compared with usual care. Only a minority of people suffering from depression receive adequate treatment, and Internet interventions might help bridge the large treatment gap. This review summarizes the current body of evidence and highlights pros and cons of Internet interventions. It also outlines how they could be implemented in mental health care systems and points out unresolved questions, as well as future directions, in this research field.
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