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To evaluate treatment engagement and clinical outcomes of an employer-sponsored digital psychotherapy program for healthcare workers and their adult dependents.

August 14, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Outcomes of evidence-based psychotherapy for healthcare workers: a single-arm prospective cohort study

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JMJon MorgensternNorthwell Health SLSvetlana LevakNorthwell Health SMSean P. MaddenNorthwell Health

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Prospective cohort study reveals substantial reductions in depression and anxiety in healthcare workers, indicating that scalable digital psychotherapy effectively expands mental health access.

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To evaluate treatment engagement and clinical outcomes of an employer-sponsored digital psychotherapy program for healthcare workers and their adult dependents.
Conducted a single-arm prospective cohort study from March 2022 through July 2024 within a large integrated healthcare system.
Enrolled N=496 adults (employees or dependents; 348 completed at least one follow-up) with baseline PHQ-9 or GAD-7 scores ≥5 who received weekly evidence-based digital psychotherapy.
Mean symptom scores decreased significantly from baseline by 6.4 points on the PHQ-9 (95% CI, 5.7 to 7.1; p < 0.001; d ≈ 1.3) and 6.3 points on the GAD-7 (95% CI, 5.8 to 6.9; p < 0.001; d ≈ 1.3).
Among participants with baseline clinical elevation (score ≥10), 36.5% achieved depression remission and 48.8% achieved anxiety remission (score <5).
Participants attended a mean of 15 therapy sessions, achieved an 81.9% completion rate, and treatment completion was significantly associated with greater symptom improvement.

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Morgenstern et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec6c6b70b84ec8b912e7d https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-15301-8

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August 14, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Outcomes of evidence-based psychotherapy for healthcare workers: a single-arm prospective cohort study

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JMJon MorgensternNorthwell Health SLSvetlana LevakNorthwell Health SMSean P. MaddenNorthwell Health

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Overview

Prospective cohort study reveals substantial reductions in depression and anxiety in healthcare workers, indicating that scalable digital psychotherapy effectively expands mental health access.

Key Points

To evaluate treatment engagement and clinical outcomes of an employer-sponsored digital psychotherapy program for healthcare workers and their adult dependents.
Conducted a single-arm prospective cohort study from March 2022 through July 2024 within a large integrated healthcare system.
Enrolled N=496 adults (employees or dependents; 348 completed at least one follow-up) with baseline PHQ-9 or GAD-7 scores ≥5 who received weekly evidence-based digital psychotherapy.
Mean symptom scores decreased significantly from baseline by 6.4 points on the PHQ-9 (95% CI, 5.7 to 7.1; p < 0.001; d ≈ 1.3) and 6.3 points on the GAD-7 (95% CI, 5.8 to 6.9; p < 0.001; d ≈ 1.3).
Among participants with baseline clinical elevation (score ≥10), 36.5% achieved depression remission and 48.8% achieved anxiety remission (score <5).
Participants attended a mean of 15 therapy sessions, achieved an 81.9% completion rate, and treatment completion was significantly associated with greater symptom improvement.

Cite This Study

Morgenstern et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec6c6b70b84ec8b912e7d https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-15301-8

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