Personalized Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavior Therapy With Midtreatment Stepped Care to Improve Mental Health Among University Students in Sweden: Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial
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This feasibility study evaluates a transdiagnostic internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy program for Swedish university students, incorporating user-steered personalization and mid-treatment stepped care. The single-group, open-label trial assessed the acceptability and procedural viability of adaptive therapist support modifications based on early symptom trajectories. Results indicate that while the intervention was feasible with acceptable satisfaction ratings, the design requires adjustments to address high attrition rates and treatment-related stress in future trials.
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- Naira Topooco (Uppsala University), Philip Lindner (Karolinska Institutet), Claes Andersson (Malmö University), Petra Lindfors (Stockholm University), Olof Molander (Karolinska Institutet), Martin Kraepelien (Karolinska Institutet), Christopher Sundström (Uppsala University), George Vlaescu (Linköping University), Gerhard Andersson (Linköping University), Marcus Bendtsen (Linköping University), Anne H. Berman (Uppsala University)
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- 2026-01-15
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- 10.2196/68698
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@article{allodium:4c8d1b1ccf4345be,
title = {Personalized Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavior Therapy With Midtreatment Stepped Care to Improve Mental Health Among University Students in Sweden: Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial},
author = {Naira Topooco and Philip Lindner and Claes Andersson and Petra Lindfors and Olof Molander and Martin Kraepelien and Christopher Sundström and George Vlaescu and Gerhard Andersson and Marcus Bendtsen and Anne H. Berman},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2196/68698},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/68698}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Personalized Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavior Therapy With Midtreatment Stepped Care to Improve Mental Health Among University Students in Sweden: Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial AU - Topooco, Naira AU - Lindner, Philip AU - Andersson, Claes AU - Lindfors, Petra AU - Molander, Olof AU - Kraepelien, Martin AU - Sundström, Christopher AU - Vlaescu, George AU - Andersson, Gerhard AU - Bendtsen, Marcus AU - Berman, Anne H. PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2196/68698 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/68698 ER -
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Topooco, N., Lindner, P., Andersson, C., Lindfors, P., Molander, O., Kraepelien, M., Sundström, C., Vlaescu, G., Andersson, G., Bendtsen, M., & Berman, A. H. (2026). Personalized Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavior Therapy With Midtreatment Stepped Care to Improve Mental Health Among University Students in Sweden: Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/68698
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