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BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
Volume 43, Issue 10, Pages 1321-1333Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2004.10.002
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Internet; panic disorder; self-help techniques; bibliotherapy
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A randomized trial was conducted comparing 10 individual weekly sessions of cognitive behaviour therapy for panic disorder (PD) with or without agoraphobia with a 10-module self-help program on the Internet. After confirming the PD diagnosis with an in-person structured clinical interview (SCID) 49 participants were randomized. Overall, the results suggest that Internet-administered self-help plus minimal therapist contact via e-mail can be equally effective as traditional individual cognitive behaviour therapy. Composite within-group effect sizes were high in both groups, while the between-group effect size was small (Cohen's d = 16). One-year follow-up confirmed the results, with a within-group effect size of Cohen's d = 0.80 for the Internet group and d = 0.93 for the live group. The results from this study generally provide evidence to support the continued use and development of Internet-distributed self-help programs. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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