Improving Mild to Moderate Depression With an App-Based Self-Guided Intervention: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders and frequently co-occurs with other mental disorders. Despite the high direct and indirect costs to both individuals and society, more than 80% of those diagnosed with depression remain with their primary care physician and do not receive specialized treatment. Self-guided digital interventions have been shown to improve depression and, due to their scalability, have a large potential public health impact. Current digital interventions often focus on specific disorders, while recent research suggests that transdiagnostic approaches are more suitable.

Objective

This paper presents the protocol for a study that aims to assess the efficacy of a self-guided transdiagnostic app-based self-management intervention

SUBMITTER: Beintner I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10632923 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature