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The researchers reported that cost-effectiveness increased as therapist contact decreased, while
the effectiveness of the treatment remained equivalent across groups.
Researchers have generally concluded that behavior-change methods can be taught as
effectively using MCT as with traditional, longer-term therapies. As an effective change agent,
MCT is attractive because it requires less one-on-one interaction between the therapist and the
client. Just as group therapy allows for the efficient use of limited time and space, MCT takes
into account the limited time, space, and resources that might otherwise be necessary to provide
behavior modification interventions. Because MCT appears to be equally effective as more
traditional therapies, the same interventions can be offered to more people and to those in distant
locales.
The Internet and Computer-Assisted Therapy as an MCT
Distance and financial resources can be further reduced as a limiting factor by using the
Internet and Computer-Assisted therapy as the means by which MCT is delivered. The idea of
providing psychological or health services from a distance is not entirely new, as evidenced by
the use of telephone, fax communications, printed self- help manuals, and postal mail campaigns
for several decades (Jerome et al.., 2000). The process might be further improved by using the
more efficient technologies that are available today. The 21st century has found a variety of
psychological interventions available on computers and the Internet, with the social sciences
fields slowly beginning to embrace the potential uses of computer technology in a fashion similar
to other fields (Barak, 1999; Jerome et al., 2000).
The early 21st century includes a working society in which people are generally
comfortable with computers (Sturges, 1998). Computer technology is rapidly proliferating in
companies of all sizes, as they attempt to increase work output and efficiency (Watanabe, 2000).27
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Hoke, Cassandra N. The Effectiveness of an Electronic-Mail Campaign to Modify Stress Levels, Mood States, and Coping Techniques Among Employed Adults, dissertation, August 2003; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4262/m1/32/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .