E-Therapy Effective Against Anxiety Disorders
Online psychology clinics could help people cope with a variety of anxiety disorders, Australian experience reveals. The Anxiety Online clinic of the Swinburne University of Technology has been lauded by the Journal of Medical Internet Research . The eTherapy programs of the clinic are tailored to treat generalised anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive, post-traumatic stress and social anxiety disorders. More than 220 people with an least one mild anxiety symptom – who completed one of the five fully-automated programs over 12 weeks – showed significant improvements on 21 of 25 measures, Swinburne researchers have reported. Each program consists of 12 modules using text-based and multimedia materials such as audio, video and animated graphics and online activities. Swinburne National eTherapy Centre Director Associate Professor Britt Klein said that although the findings need to be replicated, the preliminary results were very pleasing. “Essentially we ...