Development of Coaching Support for LiveWell: A Smartphone-Based Self-Management Intervention for Bipolar Disorder.

ABSTRACT: Despite effective pharmacological treatment, bipolar disorder is a leading cause of disability due to recurrence of episodes, long episode durations, and persistence of interepisode symptoms. While adding psychotherapy to pharmacotherapy improves outcomes, the availability of adjunctive psychotherapy is limited. To extend the accessibility and functionality of psychotherapy for bipolar disorder, we developed LiveWell, a smartphone-based self-management intervention. Unfortunately, many mental health technology interventions suffer from high attrition rates, with users rapidly failing to maintain engagement with the intervention technology. Human support reduces this commonly observed engagement problem but does not consistently improve clinical and recovery outcomes. To facilitate ongoing

SUBMITTER: Dopke CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8075075 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature