PSYCH-FPX4210_TemenMelissa_Assessment2(crit#2)

C RITIQUE F ORM PSYC-FP4210 Cyberpsychology Note. Boxes will expand as you type in them. Your Name: Melissa Temen Assignmen t (#): 2 Author of proposal or article: John C. Markowitz ,   M.D. ,  Barbara Milrod ,   M.D. ,  Timothy G. Heckman ,   Ph.D. ,  Maja Bergman ,   M.S. ,  Doron Amsalem ,   M.D. ,  Hemrie Zalman ,   M.A. ,  Thomas Ballas ,   M.A. ,  Yuval Neria   Ph.d Title of article or proposal: Psychotherapy at a Distance Source of work: American Journal of Psychology Publication date: 09/20/2020 Issue or Problem Related to a Career Field 1. What was the issue or problem that needs more research? there is very limited research on the efficacy and effectiveness of teletherspy,\ the focus has been primarily focused on ethical practices and technical implementation 2. How does the issue relate to a job or career field? the field of psychology is making a transition from traditional in-person clinical visits with patients to telemental health or cybertherapy 3. What was the research question? what is the efficacy and effectiveness of varying types of delivery methods of remote mental healthcare? 4. What was the method or approach used (for example, quantitative quasi- experimental, qualitative case study, et cetera)? Narrative and qualitative review on available studies a) Identify the participants and how they were selected. There are few enough clinical reasrch studies that all of them were included In the sample. Each individual group is as follows: *14 randomized studies (Leach & Christensen, 2016) *33 videotherapty depression studies (Berryhill, et.al) *361 HIV positive patients for 12 week telephone supportive expressive sessioms (Heckman, et. al)

b) Explain how the data was collecte d. Results from individual studies were recorded, and findings were reviewed. c) Include data analysi s. In the 14 randomized studies in varying modalities there was a significant reduction in depressive symptoms, but lacked ability to test noninferiority. The 33 videotherapy depression studies of CBT showed equivalent outcomes For both remote and in-person therapies. In the 12-week supportive expressive program, there were significantly less Depressive symptoms reported at an 8mo follow up than those in the same structured program done in-person d) Provide author's conclus ions. The author concludes that, although the findings were positive, they were not conclusive enough and more research needs to be done. Author continues with a plea to the National Institute of Mental Health to recognize the immediate need for thorough clinical research on the benefits and limitations of a wide range of remote psychotherapy. Finally, he expresses hope that the Federal Government of the USA continue to relax state licenses to allow the treatment of clients across state lines. Article Critique 1. Explain your answers to the following a) Does it summarize the relevant material? It summarizes the relevant material, but it is delivered In such a casual manner that it seems to distract from The material a bit. b) Does it clarify why this research is important? It does. The development and implementation of Successful remote therapy options provide a vast Number of people the option for mental healthcare Who might otherwise not had access previously. 2. Sample. a) Is the sample appropriate for the study? Yes b) Is the sample size sufficient for the research? No, and the author was aware of this fact. The sample Size was limited due to the insufficient amount of Research on the topic to date. 3. Instruments. Are the instruments or measures