Online psychotherapy proved to be as effective as face-to-face therapy

ByLen Matthews

In psychotherapy, face-to-face therapy mainly performed by a doctor and a patient through a one-on-one dialogue is performed, but psychotherapy performed online by clinical researchers at the University of Zurich is as effective as normal face-to-face therapy The scientific basis was the first time in the world.

UZH Mediadesk - Psychotherapy via internet as good as if not better than face-to-face consultations
http://www.mediadesk.uzh.ch/articles/2013/psychotherapie-via-internet-wirkt-gleich-gut-oder-besser-wie-im-sprechzimmer_en.html

The research team at the University of Zurich has randomly divided 62 patients with moderate depression into two groups, one with normal face-to-face therapy and one with online psychotherapy for the other group. did. The content of psychotherapy given to the two groups was treatment based on cognitive behavior therapy, it was said that it was done by verbal and written writing.

BySalFalko

According to Andreas Maercker, who led the clinical research group, the symptoms of depression are declining in both groups, and after the treatment, 50% of the patients who underwent normal face-to-face therapy were 50%, while online Depression symptoms could not be confirmed in 53% of the patients who received psychotherapy.

ByRobert Francis

Also, 3 months after the end of the treatment, the patient was diagnosed again. As a result, 42% of the patients who received normal face-to-face treatment were treated, whereas 53% of the patients who received online treatment received symptoms of depression It is said that it could not be seen.

Satisfaction with the treatment of patients was hardly different between the two groups, 96% of patients who received online treatment and 91% of patients who received face-to-face treatment said that they would keep in touch with the doctor as "Personal ( It was personal thing) "It was evaluated.

ByBill Strain

Patients who received on-line psychotherapy have also been reported to have a positive attitude towards treatment by taking the initiative to contact themselves and doing their homework while taking the initiative themselves.

ByBen.Millett

Professor Maercker said, "In the medium term, there was a result showing that online psychotherapy is more effective than face-to-face therapy," and said that online psychotherapy is effective It was scientifically proved that it was proved.