Depression is a common mental disorder with a large treatment gap. Low-intensity, automated Virtual Reality (VR) interventions (not requiring a therapist) is a scalable and promising solution now that VR is an accessible and mature, consumer technology. Yet unlike with phobias, there have been few attempts at translating evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapeutic (CBT) techniques for […]
Depression, Just published, Virtual reality
Today we published a new paper in World Psychiatry (impact factor = 34). Although impressive progress has been made toward developing empirically‐supported psychological treatments, the reality remains that a significant proportion of people with mental health problems do not receive these treatments. Finding ways to reduce this treatment gap is crucial. Since app‐supported smartphone interventions […]
Anxiety, CBT, Cognitive behavior therapy, Depression, Just published, Randomized controlled trial, Smartphone @en, social anxiety disorder, Treatment
In 2016 I was invited to have a keynote at the Asia Mental Health Conference (see the colorful poster below!). There was a large interest in the subject and researchers from the Hong Kong Baptist University suggested that we apply for funding. Today we got word that the research proposal was successful. We will develop […]
Depression, Hong Kong, ICBT
The Kavli Trust awards NOK 5.7 million to research on internet-delivered psychological treatments for adolescents with depression. They write: The need of development of early, short and focused interventions for depressed adolescents is urgent. Internet-based interventions are designed to increase access to psychological treatments and cost-effectiveness. The main aim of the project is to develop a new […]
Adolescents, Depression, PDT
In 2014 we published a first study investigating the relative effects of Internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy. The study was picked up by the Wall Street Journal During the last two decades, Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) has been tested in hundreds of randomized controlled trials, often with promising results. However, the control groups […]
Anxiety, Cognitive behavior therapy, Depression, Internet Interventions, Just published, meta-analysis
Mixed anxiety and depression is common among older adults (those 60 years and older). Internet-supported cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) has been tested for a range of conditions, and one approach is to tailor the treatment according to each client’s symptoms and preferences. The aim of the study was to compare the effects of an eight-week-long […]
Anxiety, Cognitive behavior therapy, cognitive flexibility, Depression, Internet Interventions, Just published, Older adults, Randomized controlled trial
Blended interventions aim to capitalise on the strengths of both computer-based and face-to-face therapy. Studies on this innovative treatment format remain scare. This especially accounts for the group treatment of depression. In the present study, that was just published, we applied eclectic psychotherapy methods to an adult sample exhibiting a variety of depressive symptoms (N = 46). […]
Blended therapy, Depression
In a new study that was accepted today we had randomized 286 participants with major depression into one of five conditions. 1) physical activity without a treatment rational, 2) physical activity with a treatment rational, 3) Lewinshon’s model of behavioral activation, 4) Martell’s model of behavioral activation, or 5) wait-list control. All groups (including the […]
behavioral activation, Cognitive behavior therapy, Depression, Just published, Physical activity, Randomized controlled trial
Almost nothing is known about potential negative effects of Internet-based psychological treatments for depression. In a new study, that was just accepted for publication in Psychological Medicine we aimed at investigating deterioration and its moderators within randomised trials on Internet-based guided self-help interventions for adult depression, using an individual patient data meta-analyses (IPDMA) approach. Studies […]
Adverse events, Depression, Deterioration effect, Internet-based guided self-help, Just published, meta-analysis, Negative effects
In a paper we published today we stat that Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) is efficacious for treating depression. However, therapist guidance has been identified as important for favourable outcomes. Yet, We have only limited knowledge about the fundamental components of therapist guidance in ICBT. The purpose of this new study was to systematically examine […]
Depression, Patient adherence, Therapist behaviour
