The use of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) technology in clinical psychology is growing. Efficacious VR-based treatments for a variety of disorders have been developed. However, the field of technology-assisted psychotherapy is constantly changing with the advancement in technology. Factors such as interdisciplinary collaboration, consumer familiarity and adoption of VR products, and progress […]
Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Virtual reality
Though therapist-guided Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) appears to be efficacious for depression, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, relatively little is known about real-world settings and predictors of treatment effects derived from cognitive-behavioral theory. We examined treatment effectiveness and predictors of improvement in a prospective cohort study where patients took part in 10 weeks […]
Cognitive behavior therapy, Internet intervention, Personalized medicine, Predictors
As the editor in chief I am proud to announce that Cognitive Behaviour Therapy has a new impact factor. Last year the impact factor (IF) was IF=4.413. New the new number is; IF=5.761. This is a good value considering the hard competition from other journals such as Behaviour Research and Therapy (IF=4.5) and Journal of […]
Impact factor, Journal, Publishing
Internet cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) is a viable delivery format of CBT for depression. However, iCBT programmes include training in a wide array of cognitive and behavioural skills via different delivery methods, and it remains unclear which of these components are more efficacious and for whom. In a study that was just published in The Lancet […]
Depression, Internet Interventions, meta-analysis
There is a recurring debate on the role of the serotonin transporter gene linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) in the moderation of response to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in anxiety disorders. Results, however, are still inconclusive. In a new study, published today, we performed a meta-analysis on the role of 5-HTTLPR in the moderation of CBT […]
CBT, Panic disorder, Serotonin transporter gene, Therapy outcome, Therapygenetics, Treatment response
The emergence and spread of new technologies have allowed for the introduction of new forms of gambling. Problem online gambling has specific characteristics, and its prevalence may differ from traditional forms of gambling. In a new paper, just published in Journal of Gambling Studies, we systematically reviewed studies that include data relevant to problem online […]
Gambling, Prevalence, systematic review
While the general uptake of e-mental health interventions remained low over the past years, physical distancing and quarantine measures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic created a need and demand for online consultations and telepsychology in only a matter of weeks. In a new study we investigated the uptake of online consultations provided by mental health professionals […]
Covid, Just published, Online Consultation, Survey
New Year’s Eve is coming up, a holiday when many people choose to make a New Year’s resolution. They may be hard to keep, but research shows there is one possible way to succeed – rephrase your resolution. How you formulate your resolution is of great importance for the final outcome. If you rephrase your […]
Behavior change, Just published, New Year’s resolution, Ny artikel
Virtual Reality (VR) can be used as a therapeutic tool to conduct efficacious in-session exposure therapy by presenting virtual equivalents of phobic stimuli, yet past hardware restrictions hindered implementation in routine care and effectiveness studies. In the current study we examineed the effectiveness of a VR-assisted treatment protocol for public speaking anxiety with demonstrated […]
Effectiveness, Exposure therapy, Fear of public speaking, Glossophobia, Virtual reality
Sudden gains have often been found associated with better treatment outcome across different psychiatric disorders. However, no studies have evaluated sudden gains in internet-based treatment targeting adolescent depression. Method: The sample consisted of 66 adolescents diagnosed with major depressive disorder, attending psychodynamic internet-based treatment. Effects of SGs were evaluated at posttreatment and 6-month follow-up. We […]
Depression, Sudden gains
