Self-help interventions for anxiety disorders: An overview

被引：91

作者：

Cuijpers P. ^{[1
]}

Schuurmans J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam

来源：

Current Psychiatry Reports | 2007年 / 9卷 / 4期

关键词：

Anxiety Disorder;

D O I：

10.1007/s11920-007-0034-6

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摘要：

Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and are associated with a marked impairment in quality of life and a huge economic cost to society. Unfortunately, a considerable number of people who struggle with anxiety do not seek or receive adequate treatment. Self-help interventions have been proposed to constitute a relatively cheap, effective, efficient, and low-threshold intervention for anxiety disorders. This paper offers a critical discussion of their advantages and disadvantages and the evidence for their effectiveness. We conclude that guided self-help can play a major role in mental health care for patients with anxiety disorders. However, several research questions need to be answered before broad-scale dissemination is possible. The Internet will continue to play a prominent role in the further development of this field of research and clinical practice. Copyright © 2007 by Current Medicine Group LLC.

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