MedPage Today December 15, 2025
More digital cognitive behavioral therapy options may address accessibility barriers
Key Takeaways
- Accessibility to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a barrier to use due to a lack of trained providers and the burden of in-person treatment.
- A randomized trial showed that a smartphone-delivered digital CBT intervention improved generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in adults.
- The self-paced program uses evidence-based CBT techniques such as cognitive restructuring, applied relaxation, stimulus control, avoidance reduction, mindfulness, problem solving, and imaginal exposure.
A smartphone-delivered digital cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention improved generalized anxiety disorder symptoms in adults, a randomized trial showed.
Among 351 participants, 71% who engaged in a 10-week, self-directed, tailored digital CBT program met remission status, as measured by the Clinical Global...
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