Effectiveness Studies
Study: Psychotherapy Can Boost Happiness More Than Money | US News & World Report | November 18, 2009
"Researchers analyzed data on thousands of people who provided information about their mental well-being and found that the increase in happiness from a $1,329 course of therapy was so significant that it would take a pay raise of more than $41,542 to achieve an equal boost in well-being."
Online therapy beneficial in treating mental health problems | University of New South Wales | September 2009
In findings that could revolutionise the way psychologists treat their patients, researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and St Vincent’s Hospital have shown online treatments are just as effective as face-to-face therapies for a wide range of common mental disorders."
Anxiety, social phobias and depression are all conditions that respond well to clinician-supported internet-based treatments, the researchers found, with program participants recording recovery rates comparable to those in face-to-face therapy."
Online behavioral therapy found effective in depression | ModernMedicine.com | August 2009 |
Researchers from the University of Bristol compared the effectiveness of 10 online sessions with a Therapist to normal treatment by a General Practitioner and found that "42 percent with online therapy recovered from depression versus 26 percent with usual care."
Therapy online: Good as face to face? | CNN | Mon August 31, 2009
Phone therapy gets good reception | Northwestern University | October 1, 2008
Internet videoconferencing found effective for substance abuse counseling | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | September 8, 2008
Internet-based PTSD therapy may help overcome barriers to care | National Institute of Mental Health | November 1, 2007
The web: online psychotherapy effective | PhysOrg.com | November 2005
Email therapy effective for treating eating disorders | Royal Free Hospital | October 15, 2005
Telephone-Administered Psychotherapy for Depression | Gen Psychiatry | September 2005
Researchers from Kaiser/UCSF say phone counseling effective: "Patients showed significant improvements in depression and positive affect during the 16 weeks of telephone-administered treatment."
Can telepsychiatry replace in-person psychiatric assessments? A review and meta-analysis of comparison studies | CNS Spectrums | May 2005
Researchers from Columbia conduct meta-analysis of 14 studies and find telepsychiatry effective:
"The current meta-analysis concludes there is no difference in accuracy or satisfaction between the two modalities. Over the next few years, we expect telepsychiatry to replace I-P in certain research and clinical situations."