Association between expectations and clinical outcomes in online v. face-to-face therapy - an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Moa Pontén Martin JonsjöViktor VadenmarkErica MobergDavid GrannasGerhard Andersson Katja Boersma Erik Hedman-LagerlöfMaria KleinstaeuberCornelia Weise Viktor Kaldo Brjánn LjótssonErik AnderssonErland Axelsson Karin B Jensen

Published in: Psychological medicine (2023)

Online treatment appears to be equally susceptible to expectancy effects as face-to-face therapy. This furthers our understanding of the importance of placebo-like factors in online treatment and may aid the improvement of healthcare in online settings.

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