A psychological internet intervention for depression works.

A randomized controlled trial published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates how a psychological intervention by internet may be helpful in mild to moderate depression. Mild to moderate depressive symptoms are common but often remain unrecognized and treated inadequately. Authors tested the hypothesis that an Internet intervention in addition to usual care is superior to care as usual alone (CAU) in the treatment of mild to moderate depressive symptoms in adults.