Effectiveness of a smartphone cbt application interventions for children with psychosomatic disorders

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of mental health disorders among children in Japan has increased rapidly, and mental health care for children is an increasingly important part of pediatric healthcare delivery. We previously developed a smartphone-based self-monitoring application to deliver CBT (CBT app), implemented it with 217 healthy children, and reported its effectiveness for health promotion (Nagamitsu et al, JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2022 ). This study sought to examine the effectiveness of the CBT app in children with psychosomatic disorders.