The Effectiveness of Internet Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) for Depression in Primary Care: A Quality Assurance Study

of an iCBT Program in primary care that had been demonstrated to be efficacious in two randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Quality assurance data from 359 patients prescribed the Sadness Program in Australia from October 2010 to November 2011 were included. = .50–1.49.) Secondary analyses on patients who completed all 6 lessons showed levels of clinically significant change as indexed by established criteria for remission, recovery, and reliable change.The Sadness Program is effective when prescribed by primary care practitioners and is consistent with a cost-effective stepped-care framework