Chatbot for Depression, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders
Depression, Anxiety, Eating Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Depression
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: We will recruit participants online using Facebook, Google Ads, Reddit, MTurk, listservs, and other online platforms. These individuals must meet the criteria for anxiety, depression or disordered eating, according to the PHQ-9, GADQ-IV, and SWED 3.0. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals currently being treated for active suicidality (measured with C-SSRS), Bipolar I/II, and active psychosis will be excluded from the study.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental
Control
This group will have access to the Therabot smartphone application. They will interact with the generative chatbot daily to discuss their mental health. Each participant in this group will have some benchmark symptoms of depression, anxiety, or eating disorders. They will fill out questionnaires every 4 weeks to describe changes in symptoms.
This group will not have access to the Therabot App. They will fill out questionnaires every 4 weeks to describe changes in symptoms. Each participant in this group will have some benchmark symptoms of depression, anxiety, or eating disorders.