Clickety-click: e-mental health train on track.
OBJECTIVE
Experts forecast that the Internet will bring about radical change in healthcare. This paper aims to summarise evidence concerning the efficacy of Internet-based programs in the delivery of mental health care and its implications for mental health professionals. It also describes those Internet programs which are both of demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of anxiety or depression and available without restriction or cost to the public.


CONCLUSIONS
There is evidence that Internet-based programs can improve a range of mental health conditions. Some of these programs could be used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals as an adjunct to clinician-based treatment. However, clinicians need to know which programs work and how they can be accessed.
Griffiths
Kathleen
K
Depression and Anxiety Consumer Research Unit, Centre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Kathy.Griffiths@anu.edu.au
Farrer
Louise
L
Christensen
Helen
H
D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020377:Self Efficacy