title: Internet-Delivered Psychological Treatments.
abstract: During the past 15 years, much progress has been made in developing and testing Internet-delivered psychological treatments. In particular, therapist-guided Internet treatments have been found to be effective for a wide range of psychiatric and somatic conditions in well over 100 controlled trials. These treatments require (a) a secure web platform, (b) robust assessment procedures, (c) treatment contents that can be text based or offered in other formats, and (d) a therapist role that differs from that in face-to-face therapy. Studies suggest that guided Internet treatments can be as effective as face-to-face treatments, lead to sustained improvements, work in clinically representative conditions, and probably are cost-effective. Despite these research findings, Internet treatment is not yet disseminated in most places, and clinical psychologists should consider using modern information technology and evidence-based treatment programs as a complement to their other services, even though there will always be clients for whom face-to-face treatment is the best option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Campus Valla, Linköping SE-581 83, Sweden; email: gerhard.andersson@liu.se.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards
keywords: Internet treatment; anxiety; mood disorders; somatic disorders; therapist guidance