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Impact of Technology on Adolescents Applied Psychology

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Delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Young Adults With Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Using a Fully Automated Conversational Agent (Woebot): A Randomized Controlled Trial

Kathleen Kara Fitzpatrick, Alison Darcy, Molly Vierhile
JMIR Mental Health Summary & key facts 2017 2,318 citations

This small randomized trial tested a fully automated text-based conversational agent called Woebot as a way to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy to college-age young adults with symptoms of depression and anxiety. Over 2 weeks, the Woebot group (n=34) showed a statistically larger drop in depression scores (PHQ-9) than an information-only…

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Social Media Use and Its Connection to Mental Health: A Systematic Review

Fazida Karim, Azeezat Abimbola Oyewande, Lamis F Abdalla, Reem Chaudhry Ehsanullah, Safeera Khan
Cureus Summary & key facts 2020 367 citations

This systematic review looked at research on social media and mental health. The authors state that social media are responsible for making mental health problems worse. They searched 50 papers and, after applying selection rules, included 16 studies. The final papers were checked for quality and included a mix of…

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Effectiveness of Digital Mental Health Tools to Reduce Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Jiyeong Kim, Lois Maame Donkor Aryee, Heejung Bang, Steffi Prajogo, Yong Kyung Choi, Jeffrey S. Hoch, et al.
JMIR Mental Health Summary & key facts 2023 63 citations

The researchers did a large, careful search for studies of digital mental health tools (things like websites, phone apps, text messages, or online therapy) aimed at reducing depression and anxiety in low- and middle-income countries. They only kept randomized controlled trials, which are studies where people are randomly put into…

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Internet-Delivered Versus Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Narges Esfandiari, Mohammad A Mazaheri, Saeed Akbari-Zardkhaneh, Vahid Sadeghi-Firoozabadi, Mona Cheraghi
PubMed Central (PMC) Summary & key facts 2021 41 citations

This review pooled data from trials that directly compared therapist-guided internet-delivered CBT (ICBT) with face-to-face CBT for anxiety disorders. Eight randomized studies were included, and the combined result showed a near-zero difference between the two formats (Hedges' g = 0.01, 95% CI −0.16 to 0.18). The authors concluded that ICBT…

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Teen Perspectives on Integrating Digital Mental Health Programs for Teens Into Public Libraries (“I Was Always at the Library”): Qualitative Interview Study

Ashley A. Knapp, Katherine Cohen, Kaylee Payne Kruzan, Rachel Kornfield, Miguel Herrera, Aderonke Bamgbose Pederson, et al.
JMIR Formative Research Summary & key facts 2024 4 citations

Researchers interviewed 16 teens who frequently used public libraries to learn how they experience anxiety and what digital tools might help them. Teens said they felt loss of control, unpredictability, and anger from anxiety and used tools like breathing exercises, journaling, and mood tracking. They viewed libraries as safe places…

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