Internet Interventions

Från oro till behandling: En ny modell för hur psykisk vård kan fungera i den digitala eran

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Tänk dig att du mår dåligt. Ångest, nedstämdhet, sömnproblem. Du vet att du behöver hjälp. Så du gör det alla gör: googlar. Du hittar en app, ett självhjälpsprogram, kanske en AI-chatbot. Eller så ringer du vårdcentralen och får en tid. Om tre månader. Under tiden ökar dina symptom. Det här är inte ett påhittat scenario. … Läs mer!

Jag är ny chefredaktör för Internet Interventions!

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Från och med 2026 har jag tagit över som chefredaktör för tidskriften Internet Interventions. En tidskrift som jag var med och grundade tillsammans med Gerhard Andersson och Heleen Riper 2014, med stöd från Elsevier och föreningarna ISRII och ESRII (se bilden nedan när vi lanserade tidskriften under en konferens i Valencia). När vi lanserade tidskriften … Läs mer!

Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis

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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 … Läs mer!

Internet Interventions for Adults with Anxiety and Mood Disorders: A Narrative Umbrella Review of Recent Meta-Analyses

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Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) has existed for 20 years and there are now several controlled trials for a range of problems. In this paper, we focused on recent meta-analytic reviews of the literature and found moderate to large effects reported for panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major … Läs mer!

In the Absence of Effects: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Non-response and Its Predictors in Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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Negative effects of psychological treatments have recently received increased attention in both research and clinical practice. Most investigations have focused on determining the occurrence and characteristics of deterioration and other adverse and unwanted events, such as interpersonal issues, indicating that patients quite frequently experience such incidents in treatment. However, non-response is also negative if it … Läs mer!

Internet‐delivered psychological treatments: from innovation to implementation

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Internet interventions, and in particular Internet‐delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT), have existed for at least 20 years. In a new paper, that was just published in World Psychiarty (impact factor = 30!), we review the treatment approach and the evidence base, arguing that ICBT can be viewed as a vehicle for innovation. ICBT has been developed and tested … Läs mer!

Internet-based vs. face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for psychiatric and somatic disorders: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.

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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 … Läs mer!

Individually tailored internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for older adults with anxiety and depression

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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 … Läs mer!