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Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety among university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mental health in university students: an umbrella review grading the evidence for psychosocial interventions.BMJ mental health · 2026Pooled it
- The intervention effect of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy on anxiety, depression, and stress in college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy on mental health outcomes and life in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Harnessing large language models in virtual CBT for university students' academic anxiety: a preliminary randomized trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Reducing Test Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Evening Bright Light Exposure in University Students.Depression and anxiety · 2025Trial
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy versus treatment as usual for anxiety and depression among Latin American university students: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2023Trial
- Advancing Undergraduate Student Mental Healthcare of Social Anxiety Disorder: Evaluating the Acceptance of AR-Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Through TAM-Based Constructs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A pre-treatment comparison of referral pathways to guided ICBT for depression and anxiety disorders - A naturalistic study in routine clinical care.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- ROOM to Grow, a Mobile Well-Being Intervention for University Students: Overview of the Design Process and Outcomes.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
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- Digital Health Applications (DiGA) for Treating Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Protocol for a Systematic Health App Review and Systematic Review of Published Evidence.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Advancing Mental Health Care: A Comprehensive Review of Digital Tools and Technologies for Enhancing Diagnosis, Treatment, and Wellness.Health care science · 2025Review
- Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for university students: Preference trial for various course durations.Internet interventions · 2025Article
- Development of smart digital interactive service as a strategy for guidance and counseling services in higher education.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Implementation trial II: Clinical outcomes and acceptability of an internet-delivered intervention for anxiety and depression delivered as part of routine care for university students in Australia.Internet interventions · 2024Article
- Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety.Advances in psychiatry and behavioral health · 2024Article
- Implementing internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (moodgym) for African students with symptoms of low mood during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative feasibilty study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
University years are marked by multiple stressors. Consequently, university students often report anxiety symptoms or disorders, but most remain untreated. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) has been proposed as an alternative to address known help-seeking barriers, which were aggravated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy of ICBT for university students with anxiety. A systematic search on three databases, EBSCOhost, PubMed, and Web of Science, and a manual search were performed. Fifteen studies were identified, including a total of 1619 participants. Seven studies evaluated ICBT treatment for both anxiety and depression, three for social anxiety, two for generalized anxiety, while the remaining (
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