New Ofcom study supports PsychologyOnline's text based CBT

As the Ofcom study today announced, people in the UK are using text based communication increasingly. This shift, according to the Ofcom, is partly down to the rising ownership of internet connected devices.

This increase in text communication is easy to see in most peoples day-to-day life and supports the evidence behind PsychologyOnline's online CBT - text can be just as good as talking. Unlike face-to-face and telephone, communication by text removes pressure from conversations, giving the respondent time to reflect on the question posed and formulate an answer in their own time. The act of writing an answer also forces a structure into the process, ensuring that thoughts are developed before they are communicated.

See more on the Ofcom study here (links to a BBC website).

18th July 2012