Log On To Beat Depression: Internet-based Therapy Found Effective

Friday, June 12, 2009 - 23:14 in Health & Medicine

In a discovery that could lead to new treatment approaches for depression, researchers in Australia have shown that Internet-based therapy programs are as effective as face-to-face therapies in combating the illness. Patients in a clinician-assisted Internet-based treatment program experienced rates of recovery similar to those achieved by face-to-face therapy, the research found.

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