Computer-assisted therapy may not be effective at easing depression in people who are already getting standard care such as counselling or medication, a UK study suggests.
To assess the effectiveness of computer-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy, researchers randomly sorted about 700 patients into three groups. One group received only standard care, while the other groups were offered one of two computer therapy programs in addition to usual treatment.
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