The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
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Aust N Z J Psychiatry · Apr 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialEffectiveness randomized controlled trial of face to face versus Internet cognitive behaviour therapy for social phobia.
To compare the effectiveness of Internet cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) with face-to-face CBT in social phobia. ⋯ Both forms of treatment were equally effective and this is consistent with previous findings in depression and panic disorder. The difference in clinician time required was substantial. If Internet CBT was offered as 'standard of care' the staff time saved would permit a stepped care model in which in-depth therapy for the difficult to recover patients could be provided without an increase in staff.