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Transdiagnostic internet treatment for anxiety and depression = Tratamiento transdiagnóstico por internet de la ansiedad y la depresión

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Anxiety and depression are common, chronic, disabling and frequently comorbid, but manypeople experience barriers accessing treatment. Internet-delivered psychological treatments (iPT)have considerable potential to increase access, while transdiagnostic (TD) interventions, which aimto simultaneously treat multiple disorders, represent an emerging approach that may facilitate thetreatment of comorbidity. The present paper describes a conceptual and pragmatic rationale for combiningiPT and TD approaches. It also describes the authors’ experiences in developing and evaluatingTD iPT protocols for anxiety and depression. The results of 4 randomised controlled trials and oneopen trial (N = 572) are reviewed. The results of these trials are encouraging and indicate TD iPT cansignificantly reduce symptoms of both principal and comorbid disorders. However, independent replicationof the existing findings is required and many outstanding questions remain. We watch withinterest how further conceptual and technological developments influence the content and deliveryof these interventions.

Source: Revista de Psicopatología y Psicología Clínica

DOI: 10.5944/rppc.vol.17.num.3.2012.11842

Authors: Nickolai Titov, Blake F. Dear, Luke Johnston, Matthew Terides

Institution: Macquarie University

Language: Spanish

Topic: Digital Mental Health Interventions

Subfield: Applied Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry, Australian Rotary Health, Medical Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council