Pilot randomised controlled trial of Help4Mood, an embodied virtual agent-based system to support treatment of depression

Conclusion
Help4Mood is acceptable to some patients receiving treatment for depression although none used it as regularly as intended. Changes in depression symptoms in individuals who used the system regularly reached potentially meaningful levels.

Source: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare - August 14, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Burton, C., Szentagotai Tatar, A., McKinstry, B., Matheson, C., Matu, S., Moldovan, R., Macnab, M., Farrow, E., David, D., Pagliari, C., Serrano Blanco, A., Wolters, M., for the Help4Mood Consortium Tags: RESEARCH/Original Article Source Type: research