Trial reportPsychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.)2021
A randomized controlled feasibility trial of internet-delivered guided self-help for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among university students in India.
Trial report in Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02410265 (Using Technology to Address Anxiety and Stress in Indian University Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Using Technology to Address Anxiety and Stress in Indian University Students
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- The intervention effect of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy on anxiety, depression, and stress in college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Mental Health Interventions for University Students With Mental Health Difficulties: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of stand-alone digital mental health applications for anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of psychiatric research · 2023Pooled it
- Comparing the Efficacy of Electronically Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (e-CBT) to Weekly Online Mental Health Check-Ins for Generalized Anxiety Disorder-A Randomized Controlled Trial: Comparaison de l'efficacité de la thérapie cognitivo-comportementale délivrée par voie électronique (e-TCC) aux contrôles hebdomadaires en ligne de santé mentale pour le trouble d'anxiété généralisée - un essai randomisé contrôlé.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024Trial
- Brief imaginal exposure exercises for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial of a self-help momentary intervention app.Journal of anxiety disorders · 2023Trial
- Digital Mental Health Interventions for Young People Aged 16-25 Years: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Understanding university students' attitudes and preferences for internet-based mental health interventions.Internet interventions · 2024Article
- Which client with generalized anxiety disorder benefits from a mindfulness ecological momentary intervention versus a self-monitoring app? Developing a multivariable machine learning predictive model.Journal of anxiety disorders · 2024Article
- Digital mental health interventions for treating mental disorders in young people based in low-and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the literature.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Review
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of Internet-based self-help interventions for mental health among adolescents and college students.Internet interventions · 2023Article
- Reach and uptake of digital mental health interventions based on cognitive-behavioral therapy for college students: A systematic review.Journal of behavioral and cognitive therapy · 2023Article
- Self-compassion buffers the impact of learned helplessness on adverse mental health during COVID-19 lockdown.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Digital Mental Health Tools to Reduce Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR mental health · 2023Review
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety among university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Internet interventions · 2023Review
- Digital interventions for common mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Review
- Psychotherapeutic treatments for generalized anxiety disorder: cognitive and behavioral therapies, enhancement strategies, and emerging efforts.Expert review of neurotherapeutics · 2022Review
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- Effective elements of eHealth interventions for mental health and well-being in children and adolescents: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
- Construct a digital psychological intervention program for organ donor families: An Intervention mapping study.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
Online guided self-help may be an effective and scalable intervention for symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among university students in India. Based on an online screen for GAD administered at 4 Indian universities, 222 students classified as having clinical (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, criteria) or subthreshold (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire, Fourth Edition, score ≥ 5.7) GAD were randomly assigned to receive either 3 months of guided self-help cognitive-behavioral therapy (n = 117) or a waitlist control condition (n = 105). Guided self-help participants recorded high program usage on average across all participants enrolled (M = 9.99 hr on the platform; SD = 20.87). Intent-to-treat analyses indicated that participants in the guided self-help condition experienced significantly greater reductions than participants in the waitlist condition on GAD symptom severity (d = -.40), worry (d = -.43), and depressive symptoms (d = -.53). No usage variables predicted symptom change in the guided self-help condition. Participants on average reported that the program was moderately helpful, and a majority (82.1%) said they would recommend the program to a friend. Guided self-help appears to be a feasible and efficacious intervention for university students in India who meet clinical or subthreshold GAD criteria. The trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02410265). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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