Efficacy of Personalized Mobile Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Targeting Anxiety and Depression
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Summary
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a standard mobile iPhone cognitive behavioral therapy program to a personalized mobile iPhone cognitive behavioral therapy program that introduces new skills over a shorter period of time. Participants will use the Maya app for two days per week, at least 20 minutes per day, for six weeks. Assessments will include a weekly check in with a member of the research team, questionnaires, and optional electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings at the beginning and end of the 6-week intervention. The investigators think that that the less burdensome personalized program will be just as effective at improving symptoms of anxiety and depression as the general program.
Description
Growing evidence suggests a need for anxiety and mood interventions that can be disseminated easily to adolescents and young adults. The goal of this study is to optimize a mobile application that teaches well-established, research-supported psychotherapeutic techniques to adolescents and young adults who are experiencing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or bipolar disorder. The study aims to compare the efficacy of a personalized mobile cognitive behavioral therapy program to a more general mobile cognitive behavioral therapy program. Study participants will randomly receive one of two v…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 25 years. * Primary diagnosis of an anxiety, depressive, or bipolar disorder as determined by a score of 4 or greater on the Clinical Severity Rating of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS). * If an individual is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, they must be currently euthymic or experiencing a depressive episode. * Access to an Apple iPhone, iPad, or Android device Exclusion Criteria: * History of neurologic disorder that may affect the neural systems of interest or participant's ability to participate * Lifetime diagnosis of a psychotic…
Interventions
- BehavioralPersonalized MAYA Mobile App
All new material in the personalized condition will be introduced within the first four weeks and will contain modules targeting participant's personal symptom profiles. The remaining two weeks in the personalized condition will consist of practicing previously learned skills.
- BehavioralGeneral MAYA Mobile App
New material will be introduced to participants over all the six weeks of the intervention and will include all application modules.
Location
- Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, New York