A Coached Digital Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Reduces Anxiety and Depression in Adults With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

• Published in: Clinical and translational gastroenterology Vol. 12; no. 12; p. e00436
• Main Authors: Szigethy, Eva, Tansel, Aylin, Pavlick, Alexa N., Marroquin, Maria A., Serio, Catherine D., Silfee, Valerie, Wallace, Meredith L., Kingsley, Michael J., Levinthal, David J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer 07.12.2021; Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety - etiology; Anxiety - prevention & control; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety Disorders - therapy; Behavior modification; Cognition; Depression - diagnosis; Depression - therapy; Electronic health records; Emotional disorders; Female; Functional GI Disorders; Gastrointestinal Diseases - therapy; Health care; Humans; Intervention; Irritable bowel syndrome; Licenses; Male; Medical records; Meditation; Mental depression; Mental health; Mindfulness; Mood disorders; Patients; Personal health; Prospective Studies; Stress

Traditional cognitive behavioral interventions (CBIs) improve mood and gastrointestinal symptom severity in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) but face substantial barriers to implementation. Integrating behavioral health technology into medical clinic workflows could overco...