Naira Topooco|Matilda Berg|Sofie Johansson|Lina Liljethörn|Ella Radvogin|George Vlaescu|Lise Bergman Nordgren|Maria Zetterqvist|Gerhard Andersson
Chat- and internet-based cognitive–behavioural therapy in treatment of adolescent depression: randomised controlled trial
Linköping University|Linköping University|Linköping University|Linköping University|Linköping University|Linköping University|Linköping University|Karolinska Institutet|Linköping University|Linköping University|Karolinska Institutet
depression major contributor burden disease adolescent population internetbased interventions increase access treatmentto evaluate efficacy internetbased cognitivebehavioural therapy icbt including therapist chat communication treatment adolescent depressionseventy adolescents 1519 years age presenting depressive symptoms randomised icbt attention control primary outcome beck depression inventory ii bdiiisignificant reductions depressive symptoms found favouring icbt control condition f167 618 p 005 betweengroup effect size cohens 071 95 ci 022119 significantly higher proportion icbt participants 424 controls 135 showed 50 decrease bdiii score posttreatment p 001 improvement icbt group maintained 6 monthsthe intervention appears effectively reduce symptoms depression adolescents may helpful overcoming barriers care among young peoplent ga designed programme nt authored treatment material web platform used treatment owned linkping university run nonforprofit basis none authors receives income programme