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Automated e-therapy for anxiety disorders
People finishing Anxiety Online’s disorder-specific e-therapy programs showed significant pre–post gains on severity, quality of life, and confidence measures.
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What platform was evaluated?
Anxiety Online, an open-access virtual clinic with disorder-specific e-therapy programs.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
How many completers were analyzed?
225 people completed both pre- and posttreatment assessments.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
Which five anxiety programs were offered?
GAD, panic/agoraphobia, OCD, PTSD, and social anxiety programs.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
What delivery format was used?
Fully automated 12-module self-help, with optional therapist email assistance.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
What happened in GAD Online?
Significant multivariate time effect and improvements on all five tracked outcome variables.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
How large were many GAD effects?
Three of five GAD outcomes had large effect sizes, plus one medium and one small.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
Did PTSD Online improve outcomes?
Yes—significant multivariate time effect with improvements on all five variables.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
What share of completers were men?
About 31% (69/225).
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
What is e-PASS?
The assessment gateway that routes users to an appropriate e-therapy program.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
What is a key design limit?
Open pre–post completer analysis without a randomized control condition.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified
What did authors conclude about access?
e-Mental health formats increase accessibility and can be a cost-effective delivery model.
Source: Anxiety online: a virtual clinic: preliminary outcomes following completion of five fully automated treatment programs for anxiety disorders and symptoms · DOI · quote verified