Using a Smartphone App and Clinician Portal to Enhance Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an efficacious treatment for child anxiety disorders, but 40%-50% of youth do not respond fully to treatment, and time commitments for standard CBT can be prohibitive for some families and lead to long waiting lists for trained CBT therapists in the community. SmartCAT 2.0 is an adjunctive mobile health program designed to improve and shorten CBT treatment for anxiety disorders in youth by providing them with the opportunity to practice CBT skills outside of session using an interactive and gamified interface. It consists of an app and an integrated clinician portal connected to the app for secure 2-way communication with the therapist. The goal of the present study was to evaluate SmartCAT 2.0 in an open trial to establish usability, feasibility, acce

SUBMITTER: Silk JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6995786 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature