Personalizing Treatment Delivery

Description

Anxiety and anxiety-related disorders frequently co-occur with alcohol use problems resulting in an enormous humanitarian and economic cost to society. The proposed research will use digital technology to examine person-specific risk factors predicting problematic alcohol use in individuals vulnerable to anxiety and anxiety-related disorders and will use this information to design a personalized intervention for individuals seeking psychological treatment. Results from this research will integrate output from novel and innovative digital technology methods into psychotherapy, advancing research on personalized treatment and prevention efforts.

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, PTSD and Trauma-related Symptoms, Alcohol; Use, Problem; Alcohol Use Disorder

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Anxiety and anxiety-related disorders frequently co-occur with alcohol use problems resulting in an enormous humanitarian and economic cost to society. The proposed research will use digital technology to examine person-specific risk factors predicting problematic alcohol use in individuals vulnerable to anxiety and anxiety-related disorders and will use this information to design a personalized intervention for individuals seeking psychological treatment. Results from this research will integrate output from novel and innovative digital technology methods into psychotherapy, advancing research on personalized treatment and prevention efforts.

Digital Phenotyping of Anxiety and Anxiety-Related Alcohol Comorbidity and Treatment

Personalizing Treatment Delivery

Condition
Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Piscataway

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States, 08901

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Access to a smart phone
  • * Between 18 and 65 years
  • * Clinically significant anxiety or trauma-related symptoms
  • * Alcohol use problems
  • * Interest in telehealth counseling
  • * Anticipated New Jersey or New York residence for the duration of the study
  • * Currently receiving counseling
  • * Psychiatric medication that is not currently at a stable dose (or is not anticipated to remain at a stable dose for the duration of the study)
  • * Demonstrated indicators of more intensive or acute care
  • * Temporary residence within the state of New Jersey or New York or out-of-state residence from the state of New Jersey or New York

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,

Marilyn Piccirillo, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Study Record Dates

2027-04