Digital CBT via Smartphone Effectively Reduces Anxiety Symptoms
Originally Published 20 days ago — by Mad In America
A study published in JAMA Network Open found that minimal online interventions, including digital CBT delivered via a phone app, led to full remission of severe generalized anxiety disorder in a majority of participants, challenging the notion that intensive treatment is always necessary for severe anxiety. Both digital CBT and psychoeducation were effective, with digital CBT showing higher remission rates, and even less intensive approaches like psychoeducation significantly benefiting participants.