BMJ  2004;328 (31 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7434.0-b

Internet education can alleviate depression

Increased knowledge and cognitive behaviour therapy can be delivered by the internet and can alleviate symptoms of depression. Christensen and colleagues (p 265) randomised 525 people with depression to a website offering information about depression or one offering cognitive behaviour therapy, or to an attention placebo consisting of weekly contact with a lay interviewer. They found that after six weeks, cognitive behaviour therapy delivered by the internet reduced dysfunctional thinking and depressive symptoms, and psychoeducation reduced symptoms and increased knowledge of effective treatment for depression. The authors conclude that the internet could be a powerful tool for delivering public health interventions.

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