Is guided self-help as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative outcome studies

By Pim Cuijpers, T. Donker, A. V. Straten, Juan Li, Gerhard Andersson. Psychological Medicine, 2010

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CBT for depression: a pilot RCT comparing mobile phone vs. computer (2013, methodology): “CBT via the internet (iCBT) has been shown to be as effective as face to face treatment for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and more cost effective [9,10].”
Positive psychology interventions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies (2013, positive): “Personalization and tailoring self-help interventions to individual needs [92] as well interactive support [93] might contribute to increased adherence and likewise improved effectiveness of (internet) self-help interventions.”
Guided internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial (2014, background): “In other areas such as panic disorder and social anxiety disorder there is however new evidence to suggest that guided ICBT can be as effective as face-to-face CBT (Andersson et al., in press; Cuijpers et al., 2010).”
An Empathy-Driven, Conversational Artificial Intelligence Agent (Wysa) for Digital Mental Well-Being: Real-World Data Evaluation Mixed-Methods Study (2018, background): “Face-to-face therapy and guided self-help techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and behavioral activation are known to be effective in treating depression [15,16].”