Kaleidoscope.

This low-intensity treatment requires only modest therapist input and might target the estimated 90% of individuals with SAD whose symptom profile is less severe and who currently do not receive any intervention at all, as well as those often on long waiting lists for face-to-face therapy. This is the first such trial of iCBT for SAD using an active comparator, strengthening the results by removing the confounder of non-specific aspects of therapist care; the active intervention was also cost-effective when compared with iSUPPORT. Nordh et al1 report on a trial of 103 young people with SAD who were randomised to receive either internet-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy (iCBT) or an active intervention of therapist-guided supportive therapy (iSUPPORT). [Extracted from the article]