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@Home eTherapy Service for People with Common Mental Health Problems: an Evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2017

Judith Gellatly ,
Leanne Chisnall ,
Nic Seccombe ,
Kathryn Ragan ,
Nicola Lidbetter  and
Kate Cavanagh
Judith Gellatly*
Affiliation:
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Leanne Chisnall
Affiliation:
Self Help, Manchester, UK
Nic Seccombe
Affiliation:
Self Help, Manchester, UK
Kathryn Ragan
Affiliation:
Self Help, Manchester, UK
Nicola Lidbetter
Affiliation:
Self Help, Manchester, UK
Kate Cavanagh
Affiliation:
University of Sussex, Falmer, UK
*
Correspondence to Judith Gellatly, Division of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9PL, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Background: Ensuring rapid access to psychological interventions is a priority of mental health services. The involvement of peer workers to support the delivery of more accessible treatment options such as computerized cognitive behaviour therapy (CCBT) is recognized. Aims: To evaluate the implementation of a third sector remote CCBT @Home eTherapy service for people experiencing common mental health problems supported by individuals with lived experience. Method: Supported CCBT packages with telephone support were delivered over a 30-month period. Self-complete measures identifying levels of depression, anxiety and functioning were administered at each treatment appointment. Results: Over 2000 people were referred to the @Home eTherapy service; two-thirds attended an initial assessment and 53.4% of referrals assigned to CCBT completed treatment. Statistically significant improvements in anxiety, depression and functioning were found, with 61.6% of treated clients meeting recovery criteria. Conclusions: The service meets Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) key performance targets, and is comparable to other IAPT services using CCBT. Evidence for the successful implementation of such a service by a third sector organization is provided.

Keywords

@Home eTherapycomputerized cognitive behavioural therapyCCBTself-helpmental healthpeer supportImproving Access to Psychological Therapies
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , January 2018 , pp. 115 - 120
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2017 

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