An open study of the effectiveness of Internet treatment for panic disorder delivered in a psychiatric setting

Bergström, Jan,1976-Stockholms universitet,Psykologiska institutionen,Karolinska Institute (författare)

Panic Disorder with or without or without agoraphobia (PD/A) is common and can be treated effectively with SSRI medication or cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). There is however a great lack of access to CBT services, which has motivated the development of self-help approaches requiring less therapist contact. A novel treatment modality in this field, showing efficacy in several randomised trials but until now not evaluated within the context of regular psychiatric care, is Internet-based treatment. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of Internet-based CBT for 20 consecutively referred PD patients in a psychiatric setting. At post-treatment, 94% of patients no longer met DSM-IV criteria for PD (82% at 6-month follow up). The within-group effect sizes (for the main outcome PDSS; Panic Disorder Severity Scale) were Cohens d=2.5 (pre- to posttreatment) and 2.8 (pre-treatment to follow up) respectively. The proportion of responders on the PDSS was 75% at posttreatment and 70% at 6-month follow up. These results indicate that Internet-based CBT can be both an effective, feasible and potentially cost-effective alternative within regular psychiatric care for patients with PD.

Andersson, GerhardLinköpings universitet,Karolinska Institutet,Avdelningen för klinisk och socialpsykologi (CS),Filosofiska fakulteten(Swepub:liu)geran87 (författare)
Karlsson, AndreasMittuniversitetet,Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap (-2013),Mid Sweden University(Swepub:miun)andkar (författare)
Andreevitch, SKarolinska Institute (författare)
Ruck, CKarolinska Institutet,Karolinska Institute (författare)
Carlbring, PKarolinska Institute (författare)
Lindefors, NKarolinska Institutet (författare)
Stockholms universitetPsykologiska institutionen (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Nordic Journal of Psychiatry: Informa UK Limited63:1, s. 44-500803-94881502-4725

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SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP: SAMHÄLLSVETENSKA ...; och Psykologi; och Tillämpad psykol ...

Av lärosätet: Mittuniversitetet; Stockholms universitet; Karolinska Institutet; Linköpings universitet

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