DigitalSteven1 t1_j22q26d wrote on December 29, 2022 at 5:33 AM

Let's get this out of the way really quick. An app should not be for "specialized therapy," your phone app is not a replacement for a therapist. It's a good thing these apps don't offer fake therapy through them.

As for privacy concerns, yeah I agree there.

TanningTurtle t1_j238xkx wrote on December 29, 2022 at 9:24 AM

Exactly. Anything much beyond goal tracking and mindfulness excercises aren't really going to work through an app.

Sea_Till9977 t1_j26mavh wrote on December 30, 2022 at 12:58 AM

NOCD is an app quite popular for OCD sufferers which doesn’t act as a therapist but provides specialized therapy to guide self CBT exercises (usually prescribed by a therapist and commonly known as ERP) and stuff like that

Fjells t1_j23f4kt wrote on December 29, 2022 at 10:50 AM

Well, what if you add a chat or dialogue option with a therapist?

Seems to have good indications for use in most clinics. With an added bonus of not needing to meet up in a clinic for the patients. Found a study on exactly that, that seems positive

Nordgreen, T., Gjestad, R., Andersson, G., Carlbring, P., & Havik, O. E. (2018). The effectiveness of guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder in a routine care setting. Internet Interventions, 13, 24-29.

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Toodlesxp t1_j26mo2k wrote on December 30, 2022 at 1:00 AM

If you are interested, there are apps like that. Wysa and woebot. They help a little, but you have to be consistent, and the answers are usually generic. Plus they have to improve the thing so you know someone's reading your stuff to fix the algorithm.