Changes in affect, physical activity, physical health, and sleep in cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety: A pilot study

Wearable and Mobile Technologies for the Evaluation and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Scoping Review

“…All the study participants in this category were adults. Ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) occur in a naturalistic setting and were used in all studies that collected mobile or wearable data in an active or mixed fashion (active and passive concurrently, albeit only Brown et al [ 55 ] used a mixed collection method) ( Table 2 ).…”

“…A series of studies assessed whether the use of EMA could outperform retrospective symptom recall [ 56 ], uncover new OCD symptoms [ 57 ], and feasibly monitor symptoms [ 55 ]. EMA reported a slightly lower frequency [ 56 ] and burden [ 57 ] of OCD symptoms than clinician-administered Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) or Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised, although EMA captured novel, previously unreported OCD symptoms [ 57 ].…”

“…EMA reported a slightly lower frequency [ 56 ] and burden [ 57 ] of OCD symptoms than clinician-administered Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) or Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised, although EMA captured novel, previously unreported OCD symptoms [ 57 ]. Although patients’ perspectives on the use of EMA were generally positive, clinicians expressed some concern about the amount of data collected and the integration of EMA into clinical care [ 55 ]. Rupp et al [ 58 ] assessed the feasibility of using EMA to assess OCD symptom burden before and after participants completed detached mindfulness or cognitive restructuring psychotherapy.…”

“…All the study participants in this category were adults. Ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) occur in a naturalistic setting and were used in all studies that collected mobile or wearable data in an active or mixed fashion (active and passive concurrently, albeit only Brown et al [55] used a mixed collection method) (Table 2). A series of studies assessed whether the use of EMA could outperform retrospective symptom recall [56], uncover new OCD symptoms [57], and feasibly monitor symptoms [55].…”

What role can (and should) clinical science play in promoting mental health care equity?

“…In terms of technology used to directly reach communities, our field has seen burgeoning efforts to directly or indirectly promote equal and open access to mental health treatments and strategies: from the use of numerous smart technology applications to reach both consumers and providers (e.g., Asnaani, Zandberg, & Petersen, 2016), to artificial intelligence (including use of chatbots; e.g., Lim et al, 2022), to objective and real-time monitoring devices/platforms (e.g., ecological momentary assessments/interventions; Brown et al, 2020), creation of virtual safe space support groups using virtual conference platforms (e.g., Asnaani, Charlery White, & Phillip, 2020), to use of social media/communication applications (e.g., use of WhatsApp in low-resource global settings to provide clinical supervision; A. B. Klein et al, 2023).…”