The British Journal of Psychiatry (2008) 193: 270-271. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.054080
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Pros and cons of online cognitive–behavioural therapy

Gerhard Andersson, PhD

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Swedish Institute for Disability Research, Linköping University, and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Pim Cuijpers, PhD

Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Correspondence: Professor Gerhard Andersson, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. Email: gerhard.andersson{at}liu.se

Declaration of interest

None.

Gerhard Andersson (pictured) is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Linköping University, Sweden. He is also Guest Professor at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Pim Cuijpers is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Both are active researchers in the field of online cognitive–behavioural therapy.

Online cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression has the potential to serve as an important addition to the care of people with mild to moderate depression. Although some studies show promising results, the need for proper diagnoses and human guidance must be considered when interpreting the modest effects found in studies with little or no guidance from a therapist.


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