App used in conjunction with therapy linked to reduction in depression, anxiety

DENVER – Adults who used a digital mental health aid app within a hybrid treatment setting experienced a decrease in depression and anxiety, an expert reported at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.
“Once a patient is set up on the app, therapists can start collecting data about things like exercising, sleep information and mood,” Siobhan McDonold, LCSW, MSW, of the division of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, said during her presentation.
 
McDonold reported findings from a pilot study, which included

DENVER – Adults who used a digital mental health aid app within a hybrid treatment setting experienced a decrease in depression and anxiety, an expert reported at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.
“Once a patient is set up on the app, therapists can start collecting data about things like exercising, sleep information and mood,” Siobhan McDonold, LCSW, MSW, of the division of digital psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, said during her presentation.
 
McDonold reported findings from a pilot study, which included