Professor Ulrich Sprick is an associated professor at the University of Düsseldorf and Deputy Medical Director and; Head of the Department of Day Clinics and Ambulances of the St. Alexius/St. Josef Clinic in Neuss, Germany.

He is a trained psychiatrist and an expert psychologist specialized on psychotherapy (CBT) and forensic psychiatry. He has been working in Brain research for more than 10 years with special interests in brain plasticity, endogenous opiates, trophic factors, reward systems and memory. From the clinical perspective his actual research interests include nonvisual effects of light, cognitive training for schizophrenic patients and telemedicine, especially therapist delivered psychotherapy.

Professor Sprick is a member ofseveral Medical and Psychological Societies.

An increasing amount of patients with prolonged waiting times or difficulties to get admittance to the health system has enforced the number of internet-based psychotherapy treatments in many countries. There is a wide range of solutions ranging from self-help to guided or therapist-delivered versions. Advantages and disadvantages of the different treatment approaches will be highlighted. Completer rates and effects of different e-health treatments will be compared with face to face treatments. Additionally different quality parameters of internet-based psychotherapy will be focused.