Journal article
Longer term effect of randomized, controlled group cognitive behavioural therapy for Internet addiction in adolescent students in Shanghai
YS Du, W Jiang, A Vance
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2010
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for Internet addiction in adolescents. Method: A total of 56 patients, who met Beard's diagnostic criteria for Internet addiction, aged 1217 years, were divided randomly into an active treatment group (n 32) and a clinical control group (n 24). Participants in the active treatment group were treated with an eight-session multimodal school-based group CBT while participants in the clinical control group received no intervention. Internet use, time management, emotional, cognitive and behavioural measures were assessed for both groups at baseline, immediately after..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the hard work of the staff of the Shanghai Mental Health Center and the adolescents and their families who took part in this study. This research was funded by the Shanghai Mental Health Center. Professor Yasong Du has received research funding from Xi'an-Janssen Pharmaceutical, Eli Lilly, and Shanxi Ruifulai Pharmaceutical.