Computer-aided self-help for phobia/panic via internet at home: a pilot study

In an open study, ten people with phobia or panic disorder who could not travel repeatedly to a therapist accessed a computer-aided exposure self-help system (FearFighter) at home on the internet with brief therapist support by telephone. They improved significantly, and their outcome and satisfaction resembled those in patients with similar disorders who used FearFighter in clinics with brief face-to-face therapist support. Declaration of interest: I.M.M. has intellectual property rights in Fearfighter.