Gunther Meinlschmidt|Jong Hwan Lee|Esther Stalujanis|Angelo Belardi|Minkyung Oh|Eun Kyung Jung|Hyun-Chul Kim|Janine Alfano|Seung Schik Yoo|Marion Tegethoff
Smartphone-Based Psychotherapeutic Micro-Interventions to Improve Mood in a Real-World Setting
University of Basel|Ruhr University Bochum|Korea University|University of Basel|University of Basel|Korea University|Korea University|Korea University|University of Basel|Incheon St. Mary's Hospital|Brigham and Women's Hospital|Harvard University|University of Basel
using mobile communication technology new personalized approach treat mental disorders generally improve quality life highly promising knowledge intervention components target key psychopathological processes terms transdiagnostic psychotherapy approaches urgently needed explored use smartphonebased microinterventions based psychotherapeutic techniques guided short videoclips elicit mood changesas part larger neurofeedback study subjectsafter randomly assigned experimental control neurofeedback conditionunderwent daily smartphonebased microinterventions 13 consecutive days free choose provided techniques including viscerosensory attention emotional imagery facial expression contemplative repetition changes mood assessed real world using multidimensional mood state questionnaire scales goodbad gb awaketired calmnervous cntwentyseven men participated least 11 days thus included analyses altogether underwent 335 generally welltolerated microintervention sessions viscerosensory attention 178 sessions 5313 contemplative repetition 68 sessions 2030 frequently applied techniques mixed models indicated subjects showed better mood gb b 0464 95confidence interval ci 0068 0860 6133 2298 p 0022 became awake b 0514 95ci 0103 0925 6124 2456 p 0014 calmer cn b 0685 95ci 0360 1010 6123 4137 p 0001 pre postmicrointervention mood improvements pre postmicrointervention associated changes mood 1st day last day regard gb mood r 0614 95ci 0297 0809 p 0001 mood r 0279 95ci 0122 0602 p 0167 cn mood r 0277 95ci 0124 0601 p 0170our findings provide evidence applicability smartphonebased microinterventions eliciting shortterm mood changes based techniques used psychotherapeutic approaches mindfulnessbased psychotherapy transcendental meditation contemplative therapies results encourage exploring techniques capability improve mood randomized controlled studies patients smartphonebased microinterventions promising modify mood realworld settings complementing psychotherapeutic interventions line precision medicine approach presented data collected within randomized trial registered clinicaltrialsgov identifier nct01921088 httpsclinicaltrialsgovct2shownct01921088