Effectiveness of online psychological and psychoeducational interventions to prevent depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Gender Differences in Psychological Impact of the Confinement During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Spain: A Longitudinal Study

“…Following the proposal by Wang et al ( 2020a ), there is a need for online mental health training for the professionals. Two metanalysis carried out before the COVID showed that online psychological interventions showed effect in reducing depressive symptoms in non-depressed population (Rigabert et al, 2020 ) and in reducing symptoms of anxiety, distress and depression in chronic health populations (White et al, 2020 ). In this sense, online psychological treatments should be improved in order to respond the need for treatment after confinement periods.…”

Cultural adaptation of internet- and mobile-based interventions for mental disorders: a systematic review

“…Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMI) as one kind of low intensity intervention offer anonymity, temporal and local independency, easy accessibility, and scalability 27 – 30 and are thus suggested to hold potential in overcoming structural healthcare barriers 31 , 32 . Despite reports of lower treatment completion rates 33 , IMI have been proven effective in preventing and treating mental disorders 34 – 38 . However, they were mostly developed for and evaluated in majority populations from high-income countries, and were found to be less effective for people with a differing cultural or ethnic background 39 .…”

Should we use more Digital Therapy in Clinical Practice?

“…This is contradicted by other reviews, which found only small effects in preventing depression (e.g. Rigabert et al, 2020). However, a recent review showed that telehealth applications and Internet-based therapy are useful tools in treating social anxiety (Andersson et al, 2014), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Kuhn & Owen, 2020), and first RCTs show promising results of Internet-based…”