Research
Smartphone game shows promise as an add-on to antidepressants
PsyPost · By Vladimir Hedrih ·
The Brief
- A smartphone game for depression, combined with optional online therapy modules and on-demand therapist support, reduced depression and anxiety symptoms in adults already taking antidepressants, according to a randomized controlled trial.
- The source reports the intervention as an add-on to existing antidepressant treatment rather than a replacement for it.
- Details beyond the source summary, such as sample size and effect size, are not available from the provided material.
Why it matters
It suggests a digital game-based intervention may complement medication for depression, which could inform future research on accessible add-on treatments.
Who’s affected
- clinicians and researchers in depression and anxiety
- people taking antidepressants who are interested in digital mental health tools
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- #digital therapeutics
- #smartphone game
- #antidepressants
- #randomized controlled trial
- #mental health
A smartphone game designed to support people with depression, offered together with optional online therapy modules and on-demand therapist support, reduced depression and anxiety symptoms among adults who were already taking antidepressants, according to a randomized controlled…
Timeline
PsyPost reports on the randomized controlled trial of the smartphone game as an antidepressant add-on
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Smartphone game shows promise as an add-on to antidepressants