Marit Sijbrandij|Ivo Kunovski|Pim Cuijpers
EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNET-DELIVERED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research
internetdelivered cognitive behavioral therapy icbt relatively novel treatment method may improve accessibility mental health care individuals posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd aim metaanalysis evaluate effectiveness icbt compared inactive waitlist control treatmentasusual tau active interventions reducing ptsd symptomsa metaanalysis 12 randomized controlled trials 14 comparisons 1306 participants conductedthe pooled effect size 11 comparisons 10 studies 1139 participants compared icbt waitlist tau control moderate g 071 95 ci 049093 p 001 showed moderate heterogeneity pooled effect size three studies three comparisons comparing icbt interventions small g 028 95 ci 000 056 p 05 low heterogeneitythe findings systematic review metaanalysis show icbt effective treatment individuals ptsd comorbid depressive symptoms however research needed effective dissemination icbt clinical practice