Explain the following statement in 4-6 sentences in a way that an intelligent high school student could understand. "CBT is effective in the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders in adults....

Explain the following statement in 4-6 sentences in a way that an intelligent high school student could understand.

"CBT is effective in the treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders in adults. For example, a systematic review of 19 rigorous studies evaluating Internet-based and other computerized interventions for adult depression symptoms in N = 2996 individuals found a mean effect size of d = 0.56"

In your explanation address:

• The mean effect size for 19 rigorous studies wasd = 0.56. Is this any better than finding an effect size ofd = 0.56 for just one study? Explain.


• What does an effect size ofd
  = 0.56 tell us about selecting CBT as a treatment for depression or anxiety in adults? It is a good choice or not? Explain.