The American journal of psychiatry

App to stabilize daily body clock to help prevent mood episodes in people with mood disorders

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Abstract

The active CRM app reduced mood episode recurrence by a factor of 3.39 compared to a sham app.

  • Participants using the active CRM app experienced fewer recurrent mood episodes than those using the sham app.
  • The incidence rate ratio for mood episode recurrence was 3.39, indicating a significantly higher recurrence rate in the sham group.
  • Cumulative recurrent episode-days per person-year were 2.76 times greater in the sham group.
  • Time to recurrence was longer for participants using the active CRM app, with a hazard ratio of 3.03.
  • No significant adverse effects were reported during the trial.

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