Blended CBT intervention for depression and anxiety in real world settings

The study, Blended CBT intervention for depression and anxiety in real world settings: an effectiveness study, published in the Journal of Medical and Internet Research, shows that Lyra Blended Care Therapy helps individuals with depression and anxiety experience significant decreases in symptoms in a shorter period of time. This enhanced teletherapy program combines live video therapy with online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)-based lessons.

The executive summary includes:

• Description of Blended Care Therapy and how it draws from proven clinical techniques
• How 73% of participants showed reliable clinical improvement and 83% recovered from anxiety or depression
• How clients recovered after just five sessions on average–much shorter than the 12 to 16-session protocol of most CBT treatments