Online therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder beats medication

By Peter Spinks
Updated May 31 2016 - 5:23pm, first published May 30 2016 - 6:21pm
Talking to the computer. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Talking to the computer. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Perhaps it's time to throw away the tablets and find an online therapist. Photo: iStock
Perhaps it's time to throw away the tablets and find an online therapist. Photo: iStock

Online therapy is well on the way to complementing more traditional forms of psychological treatment. Trials of a new e-treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) reveal that it is at least three times more effective than medication.

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