TY  - JOUR
T1  - TElephone vs face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy for depression
AU  - Sarkar S, Gupta R
Y1  - 2012/09/19
N1  - 10.1001/2012.jama.10723
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1090
EP  - 1091
VL  - 308
IS  - 11
N2  - 
To the Editor: Dr Mohr and colleagues1 demonstrated lower attrition rates in patients being delivered telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (T-CBT) compared with traditional face-to-face CBT. However, the initial posttreatment effect on depression with T-CBT did not persist over 6 months of follow-up. This raises the question of whether the effect of psychotherapy depends on the content, the setting, or both. The process of T-CBT removes the physical presence of the therapist and may change the therapeutic alliance, which is a key ingredient for sustained improvement.2

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/2012.jama.10723
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/2012.jama.10723
ER  -