What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)?
What is Computer-aided Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CCBT)?
Is CCBT effective?
What is FearFighter?
Has FearFighter been clinically proven to be effective?
If I want to try FearFighter
First Time User
Password
Support
What is Computer-aided Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CCBT)?
Is CCBT effective?
What is FearFighter?
Has FearFighter been clinically proven to be effective?
If I want to try FearFighter
First Time User
Password
Support
What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)?
It is an enduringly effective alternative treatment for sufferers of common mental health problems irrespective of ability, culture, race, gender or sexual preference. CBT therapists are usually psychologists, doctors, nurses, social workers and counsellors. CBT helps sufferers achieve desired change by focussing on current difficulties to identify personalised, time-limited therapy goals and strategies which are continually monitored and evaluated. CBT usually improves common neuroses enduringly after 6-12 sessions with a clinician.
What is Computer-aided Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CCBT)?
This is a new method for delivering CBT via a computer (standalone PC or internet). Research has shown that CCBT improves anxious/depressed patients as much as face to face therapy, but is also more cost and time efficient without any side effects. It provides a solution for many sufferers who often prefer its convenience, confidentiality and reduction of stigma.
Is CCBT effective?
Yes. Extensive research has found that CBT/CCBT is effective for the alleviation of many problems such as:
anxiety & panic disorders
phobias (e.g. agoraphobia, social phobia, specific phobia)
obsessive-compulsive disorder
post traumatic stress disorder
depression
What is FearFighter?
FearFighter is an online method for delivering CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). The course of therapy is a treatment for patients suffering from panic/anxiety & phobia and can offer help where anxiety is comorbid with depression. It requires only one hour of support for a course of treatment.
FearFighter helps you to work out exactly what brings on your fear, thus you can learn how to face your fear until it subsides. This is called "exposure therapy", i.e. you face your fears for long enough to get used to them.
It provides treatment with the same efficacy as existing CBT services and is a 9-Step practised-based self-help treatment system. During the 9 steps, FearFighter (FF) allows patients to identify specific problems and to develop realistic treatment goals.
Has FearFighter been clinically proven to be effective for the treatment of panic and phobias?
Yes, FearFighter has undergone extensive testing and trial pilots involving 700 patients and has received an endorsement by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) as being proven to be clinically effective as well as cost effective. In the NICE Final Appraisal Determination (FAD), FearFighter has been recommended as an option for delivering CBT in the management of panic and phobia. A copy of the NICE FAD can be found on the following website address: http://www.nice.org.uk/pdf/CCBT_FAD.pdf.
If I would like to try FearFighter, what happens next?
FearFighter is suitable for patients suffering from panic, anxiety or any phobia and often patients who have chronic somatisation may also be helped.
The usual process for obtaining FearFighter is to be referred by your GP if they recommend that the programme would be suitable to you. To do this, the GP has to come under a Primary Care Trust that has purchased licences for the use of the software. Your GP will refer you to their Primary Care Mental Health Team or FearFighter service provider and you will be allocated a Support Worker who will issue your user name and password.
Then what?
Once given your username and password to log in to FearFighter, from then onwards, you can either access FearFighter from the surgery/home or from any PC having internet access. FearFighter will help you overcome your anxieties or phobias. In order to achieve this, you will need to do your homework for 4/5 hours per week.
Your support worker will also support you in case of difficulties and will communicate by telephone throughout the treatment.
First time User
1. How do I sign up for FearFighter (FF) Treatment?
You will need to contact your GP who will refer you to a support worker (within their Primary Care Mental Health Team or FearFighter service provider) who will provide you with your login details (a userID and password). These details will allow you to login in and use FearFighter.
2. How do I log in to FearFighter (FF) for the first time?
Go to www.fearfighter.com. Click on "patient log in". You will be directed to the login page. Type in your userID and password that were given to you where indicated.
The welcome page will be displayed upon successful completion of the login sequence. If you still cannot login, please contact your support worker.
Password
1. What should I do if I forget my password?
For security purposes, you will need to contact your support worker.
2. Does my password expire?
No. Your password lasts until you have completed the FearFighter programme.
Support
1. During what hours can I phone CCBT Ltd for technical support?
You can call CCBT Ltd Monday to Friday from 0900-1700.
2. Is there a fee for telephone technical support?
This is provided free of charge
It is an enduringly effective alternative treatment for sufferers of common mental health problems irrespective of ability, culture, race, gender or sexual preference. CBT therapists are usually psychologists, doctors, nurses, social workers and counsellors. CBT helps sufferers achieve desired change by focussing on current difficulties to identify personalised, time-limited therapy goals and strategies which are continually monitored and evaluated. CBT usually improves common neuroses enduringly after 6-12 sessions with a clinician.
What is Computer-aided Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CCBT)?
This is a new method for delivering CBT via a computer (standalone PC or internet). Research has shown that CCBT improves anxious/depressed patients as much as face to face therapy, but is also more cost and time efficient without any side effects. It provides a solution for many sufferers who often prefer its convenience, confidentiality and reduction of stigma.
Is CCBT effective?
Yes. Extensive research has found that CBT/CCBT is effective for the alleviation of many problems such as:
anxiety & panic disorders
phobias (e.g. agoraphobia, social phobia, specific phobia)
obsessive-compulsive disorder
post traumatic stress disorder
depression
What is FearFighter?
FearFighter is an online method for delivering CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). The course of therapy is a treatment for patients suffering from panic/anxiety & phobia and can offer help where anxiety is comorbid with depression. It requires only one hour of support for a course of treatment.
FearFighter helps you to work out exactly what brings on your fear, thus you can learn how to face your fear until it subsides. This is called "exposure therapy", i.e. you face your fears for long enough to get used to them.
It provides treatment with the same efficacy as existing CBT services and is a 9-Step practised-based self-help treatment system. During the 9 steps, FearFighter (FF) allows patients to identify specific problems and to develop realistic treatment goals.
Has FearFighter been clinically proven to be effective for the treatment of panic and phobias?
Yes, FearFighter has undergone extensive testing and trial pilots involving 700 patients and has received an endorsement by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) as being proven to be clinically effective as well as cost effective. In the NICE Final Appraisal Determination (FAD), FearFighter has been recommended as an option for delivering CBT in the management of panic and phobia. A copy of the NICE FAD can be found on the following website address: http://www.nice.org.uk/pdf/CCBT_FAD.pdf.
If I would like to try FearFighter, what happens next?
FearFighter is suitable for patients suffering from panic, anxiety or any phobia and often patients who have chronic somatisation may also be helped.
The usual process for obtaining FearFighter is to be referred by your GP if they recommend that the programme would be suitable to you. To do this, the GP has to come under a Primary Care Trust that has purchased licences for the use of the software. Your GP will refer you to their Primary Care Mental Health Team or FearFighter service provider and you will be allocated a Support Worker who will issue your user name and password.
Then what?
Once given your username and password to log in to FearFighter, from then onwards, you can either access FearFighter from the surgery/home or from any PC having internet access. FearFighter will help you overcome your anxieties or phobias. In order to achieve this, you will need to do your homework for 4/5 hours per week.
Your support worker will also support you in case of difficulties and will communicate by telephone throughout the treatment.
First time User
1. How do I sign up for FearFighter (FF) Treatment?
You will need to contact your GP who will refer you to a support worker (within their Primary Care Mental Health Team or FearFighter service provider) who will provide you with your login details (a userID and password). These details will allow you to login in and use FearFighter.
2. How do I log in to FearFighter (FF) for the first time?
Go to www.fearfighter.com. Click on "patient log in". You will be directed to the login page. Type in your userID and password that were given to you where indicated.
The welcome page will be displayed upon successful completion of the login sequence. If you still cannot login, please contact your support worker.
Password
1. What should I do if I forget my password?
For security purposes, you will need to contact your support worker.
2. Does my password expire?
No. Your password lasts until you have completed the FearFighter programme.
Support
1. During what hours can I phone CCBT Ltd for technical support?
You can call CCBT Ltd Monday to Friday from 0900-1700.
2. Is there a fee for telephone technical support?
This is provided free of charge
CCBT Ltd, Tudor Court, 14 Edward Street, Birmingham, B1 2RX, +44 0121 233 2873