摘要：Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) could be useful for early detection of mental disorders. The purpose of the study is to explore the attitudes of healthcare professionals within adults psychiatry towards iCBT in Estonia. A survey study was conducted by 20 healthcare professionals participated in the PREDI-NU and MasterMind projects. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. All statistical analyses were conducted with IBM SPSS Statistics 22. More than half of healthcare professionals surveyed concluded that patients need to receive iCBT for more rapid recovery. Fifteen respondents deemed iCBT an integral and necessary part of psychiatric care that ought to be available for the population at large. Nevertheless, some physicians saw it as less effective than traditional psychotherapy because of a lack of a direct relationship with the patient and its inability to cope with severe mental disorders. Although iCBT creates the opportunity for remote intervention and increase the liability of physicians, it also increases workload in such a way as to lead to inattention. Limitations of the program often demotivate healthcare professionals to provide service widely. Nevertheless, on balance, iCBT is probably more helpful rather than less in population terms..
