Telehealth interventions were as effective as in-person treatment for reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms, according to data published in BMC Psychiatry.
“Randomized control trials and subsequent reviews demonstrate the efficacy of telebehavioral health and have failed to detect significant differences between in-person and telehealth interventions,” Carly McCord, PhD, of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Texas A&M University, wrote. “However, many previous studies have limited generalizability and frequently lack diversity in patient