Preventing depression using a smartphone app: a randomized controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS: This trial demonstrates that a smartphone app can reduce depression symptoms and potentially prevent incident depression caseness and such interventions may have a role in improving working population mental health. Some caution in interpretation is needed regarding the clinical significance due to small effect size and trial attrition.Trial Registration Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (www.anzctr.org.au/) ACTRN12617000548336.
PMID: 32624013 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Psychological Medicine - July 5, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Deady M, Glozier N, Calvo R, Johnston D, Mackinnon A, Milne D, Choi I, Gayed A, Peters D, Bryant R, Christensen H, Harvey SB Tags: Psychol Med Source Type: research