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Preventing depression using a smartphone app: a randomized controlled trial.

Mark DeadyKevin Thien Anh HoangRafael CalvoDavid JohnstonAndrew MackinnonDavid MilneIsabella ChoiAimee GayedDorian PetersRichard BryantHelen ChristensenSamuel B Harvey
Published in: Psychological medicine (2020)
This trial demonstrates that a smartphone app can reduce depression symptoms and potentially prevent incident depression caseness and such interventions may have a role in improving working population mental health. Some caution in interpretation is needed regarding the clinical significance due to small effect size and trial attrition.Trial Registration Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (www.anzctr.org.au/) ACTRN12617000548336.
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