Many people suffering from depression are ashamed to come to a psychiatric facility to be treated. Now, a new study at the has studied the effects of guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) from afar for the treatment of this mood disorder, focusing on the therapeutic alliance and attachment styles. The study, whose findings deepen our understanding of how depression can be treated through internet-based interventions, found significant improvements in depression and insomnia symptoms over time.
These underscore the crucial role of the therapeutic alliance and the broader benefits of this form of therapy. The research has just been published in the journal titled “Interpersonal Factors in Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for depression: Attachment Style and Alliance with the Program and with the Therapist.” Depression is one of the most prevalent , with a lifetime prevalence of 10.
6% worldwide and 9.8% in Israel. Untreated depression has become an even more pressing issue since the , which has both exacerbated difficulties in providing mental health services and intensified losses, distress, and financial struggles for individuals – and the Hamas terrorist massacre on October 7 and the military confrontations in the south and north.
CBT is a talking therapy provided by specially trained psychologists and social workers to help people manage their problems by changing how they think and behave. While it’s most often used to treat anxiety and.