Online cognitive bias modification for interpretation to reduce anxious thinking during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent, and rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, most individuals with elevated anxiety do not access treatment due to barriers such as stigma, cost, and availability. Digital mental health programs, such as cognitive bias modification for interpretation (CBM-I), hold promise in increasing access to care. Before widely disseminating CBM-I, we must rigorously test its effectiveness and determine whom it is best positioned to benefit. The present study (which is a substudy of a parent trial) compared CBM-I against psychoeducation offered through the public website MindTrails, and also tested whether baseline anxiety tied to COVID-19 influenced the rate of change in anxiety and interpretation bias during and after each intervention. Adults wit

SUBMITTER: Larrazabal MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10961154 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature