APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Effects of Peer Support on Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment Outcome and Completion Rate
- Yihan Xiong
University of California, Los Angeles - Kavya Mudiam
UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA - Nora Barnes-Horowitz
University of California, Los Angeles - Bita Mesri
University of California, Los Angeles - Elizabeth Gong-Guy
University of California, Los Angeles - Michelle Craske
University of California, Los Angeles - Elizabeth Congdon
University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
In an internet-based CBT program, students with anxiety and depression showed a significantly higher completion rate if they also participated in a peer-support group. However, it does not clinically improve their outcome. This suggests that if better treatment outcome is desired, clinician support remains the preferred method.
Counseling/Psychotherapy
