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Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a Canadian Community Hospital: A Novel Approach to an Evidence-Based Intervention

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
13 April 2018

Abstract

To increase access to evidence-based care, people with depression and anxiety in a Canadian community hospital were offered internet-delivered CBT (iCBT) or in-person CBT. The iCBT outpatients had a lower attrition rate with similar symptom reduction. Our results suggest that other clinics and hospitals could use iCBT to facilitate care.

Résumé

Afin d’offrir des soins appropriés à un plus grand nombre de personnes souffrant de dépression et d’anxiété, un hôpital communautaire de la région de Toronto a proposé à ces personnes la possibilité de suivre une thérapie cognitivo-comportementale en personne ou par Internet. Dans cet article, nous montrons que, chez les patients ayant suivi une thérapie par Internet, la réduction des symptômes a été la même que chez les patients ayant choisi une thérapie conventionnelle, mais que le taux d’abandon a été inférieur. Nos résultats suggèrent donc que, dans d’autres cliniques ou hôpitaux, l’offre d’une thérapie par Internet pourrait être une façon d’accroître l’accès aux soins.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 37Number 1May 2018
Pages: 81 - 85

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Version of record online: 13 April 2018

Key Words

  1. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  2. Internet-delivered CBT (iCBT)
  3. psychological intervention
  4. depression
  5. anxiety
  6. access

Mots-clés

  1. thérapie cognitivo-comportementale
  2. thérapie cognitivo-comportementale par Internet
  3. intervention psychologique
  4. dépression
  5. anxiété
  6. accès

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David Gratzer [email protected]
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Faiza Khalid-Khan
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Shawnna Balasingham
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Nadia Yuen
Scarborough and Rouge Hospital
Janany Jayanthikumar
Scarborough and Rouge Hospital

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