Inclusion criteria | |
1 | Principal diagnosis of an emotional disorder* |
2 | The patient is over 18 years of age |
3 | The patient is fluent in the language in which the therapy is performed (Spanish in the present study) |
4 | The patient has a smartphone (regardless of the condition, to ensure that the TAU condition does not include more patients that do not have access to a smartphone) |
5 | Patients taking pharmacological treatment for their ED will be asked to maintain the same dosages and medications for at least 3 months prior to enrolling in the study and during the whole treatment† |
6 | The patient signs the informed consent form (online supplemental file) |
Exclusion criteria | |
1 | The patient presents a severe condition that would require them to be prioritised for treatment. This includes a severe mental disorder (bipolar disorder, personality disorder, schizophrenia or organic mental disorder), suicide risk at the time of assessment or substance use in the last 3 months |
2 | The patient has previously received 8 or more sessions of psychological treatment with clear and identifiable CBT principles within the past 5 years |
*The following disorders will be included based on diagnostic and statistical manual 5th ed. (DSM-5)2 diagnostic criteria: major depression disorder, dysthymic disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, hypochondria and adjustment disorders.
†If medication stability is not possible, the participant’s data will be treated separately in the analyses.
CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy; TAU, treatment as usual.