The authors evaluated a six-session interactive computer cognitive-
behavioral treatment program given to volunteer patients who met Research
Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) for major or minor depressive disorder. Patients
were randomly assigned to computer-administered cognitive-behavioral
treatment, to therapist-administered cognitive- behavioral treatment, or to
a waiting-list control condition. After treatment and at 2-month follow-up,
both treatment groups had improved significantly more than control subjects
in their scores on the Beck Depression Inventory, SCL-90-R depression and
global scales, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, and Automatic Thoughts
Questionnaire. The treatment groups did not differ from each other at
either time.Abstract Teaser