Authors
Bruce L Rollman, Bea Herbeck Belnap, Kaleab Z Abebe, Michael B Spring, Armando J Rotondi, Scott D Rothenberger, Jordan F Karp
Publication date
2018/1/1
Journal
JAMA psychiatry
Volume
75
Issue
1
Pages
56-64
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Importance
Collaborative care for depression and anxiety is superior to usual care from primary care physicians for these conditions; however, challenges limit its provision in routine practice and at scale. Advances in technology may overcome these barriers but have yet to be tested.
Objective
To examine the effectiveness of combining an internet support group (ISG) with an online computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) provided via a collaborative care program for treating depression and anxiety vs CCBT alone and whether providing CCBT in this manner is more effective than usual care.
Design, Setting, and Participants
In this 3-arm randomized clinical trial with blinded outcome assessments, primary care physicians from 26 primary care practices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, referred 2884 patients aged 18 to 75 years in response to an electronic medical record prompt from August 2012 to September …
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