June 6, 2017JMIR Mental HealthOpen Access

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

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Symptoms of depression significantly decreased among young adults using an automated conversational agent delivering cognitive behavior therapy compared to an ebook control.
Depression scores on the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire significantly improved (F=6.47, P=.01) across 70 participants, with an average of 12.14 conversational agent interactions.
Unblinded randomized controlled trial comparisons demonstrate that conversational agent tools provide a feasible, engaging platform for cognitive behavior therapy in university populations.

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Randomized controlled trial demonstrates reduced depression symptoms in young adults using an automated conversational agent, suggesting accessible digital delivery of cognitive behavior therapy.

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Fitzpatrick et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f08570824ef553fb4b715e https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.7785

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Randomized controlled trial demonstrates reduced depression symptoms in young adults using an automated conversational agent, suggesting accessible digital delivery of cognitive behavior therapy.

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

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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

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