Mental health app boost my mood (BMM) as preventive early intervention for adolescents with (sub)clinical depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a common mental disorder. Detecting (sub)clinical depressive symptoms in adolescents at an early stage and offering a low-threshold early intervention can minimize the risk of serious and/or long-term depression. As such, a digital intervention can be a low-threshold preventive and early intervention. This study aims to examine whether the Boost My Mood (BMM)-app is a suitable preventive early intervention for adolescents with (sub)clinical depressive symptoms.

Methods

This naturalistic single-arm evaluation study (N = 50) was conducted in adolescents aged 16-21 with (sub)clinical depressive symptoms. Furthermore, the BMM-app was studied in relation to anxiety, worrying, stress, and sleeping problems. An exploratory objective was to determine whether

SUBMITTER: Willems L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11301861 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature