title: Computer-aided self-help for phobia/panic via internet at home: a pilot study.
abstract: In an open study, ten people with phobia or panic disorder who could not travel repeatedly to a therapist accessed a computer-aided exposure self-help system (FearFighter) at home on the internet with brief therapist support by telephone. They improved significantly, and their outcome and satisfaction resembled those in patients with similar disorders who used FearFighter in clinics with brief face-to-face therapist support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kenwright
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Isaac M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gega
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mataix-Cols
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome