ArticleBMC psychiatry2017
High-intensity therapist-guided internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for alcohol use disorder: a pilot study.
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Internet Based Cognitive Behavior Treatment for Alcohol Problems: A Pilot Study
Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Alcohol Dependence
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Harmful Alcohol Use and Alcohol Dependence as Self-help or With Therapist Guidance: Three-Armed Randomized Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- High- versus low-intensity internet interventions for alcohol use disorders: results of a three-armed randomized controlled superiority trial.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Trial
- Automated telephone interventions for problematic alcohol use in clinical and population samples: a randomized controlled trial.BMC research notes · 2017Trial
- High- versus low-intensity internet interventions for alcohol use disorders (AUD): A two-year follow-up of a single-blind randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2023Article
- Blended Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (Blend-A): Explorative Mixed Methods Pilot and Feasibility Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Exploring client messages in a therapist-guided internet intervention for alcohol use disorders - A content analysis.Internet interventions · 2021Article
- BLEND-A: blending internet treatment into conventional face-to-face treatment for alcohol use disorder - a study protocol.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Problematic Alcohol Use in a Workplace Setting: Protocol for Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of Feasibility and Outcomes.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- The Role of Affect in Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorders.Current addiction reports · 2020Article
- Using alcohol consumption diary data from an internet intervention for outcome and predictive modeling: a validation and machine learning study.BMC medical research methodology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundA large proportion of individuals with alcohol problems do not seek psychological treatment, but access to such treatment could potentially be increased by delivering it over the Internet. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is widely recognized as one of the psychological treatments for alcohol problems for which evidence is most robust. This study evaluated a new, therapist-guided internet-based CBT program (entitled ePlus) for individuals with alcohol use disorders.
methodsParticipants in the study (n = 13) were recruited through an alcohol self-help web site ( www.alkoholhjalpen.se ) and, after initial internet screening, were diagnostically assessed by telephone. Eligible participants were offered access to the therapist-guided 12-week program. The main outcomes were treatment usage data (module completion, treatment satisfaction) as well as glasses of alcohol consumed the preceding week, measured with the self-rated Timeline Followback (TLFB). Participant data were collected at screening (T0), immediately pre-treatment (T1), post-treatment (T2) and 3 months post-treatment (T3).
resultsMost participants were active throughout the treatment and found it highly acceptable. Significant reductions in alcohol consumption with a large within-group effect size were found at the three-month follow-up. Secondary outcome measures of craving and self-efficacy, as well as depression and quality of life, also showed significant improvements with moderate to large within-group effect sizes.
conclusionsTherapist-guided internet-based CBT may be a feasible and effective alternative for people with alcohol use disorders. In view of the high acceptability and the large within-group effect sizes found in this small pilot, a randomized controlled trial investigating treatment efficacy is warranted.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT02384278 , February 26, 2015).
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