Increasing engagement with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) using generative AI: a randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Our findings suggest that, in self-directed usage, tailored genAI-enabled therapy safely enhances user engagement above and beyond static materials, without showing an overall enhancement in anxiety or depression symptom reduction.
Authors
- Max Rollwage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3983)
- Jessica McFadyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1415-2286)
- Johanna Habicht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5043-7129)
- Larisa-Maria Dina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2530-2983)
- Tobias U. Hauser
- Ross Harper
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Central Agency for Jewish Education (US)
- Prostate Cancer Research (GB)
- Digital Catapult (United Kingdom) (GB)
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DE)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01321-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 40.10