What is Depressed Mood?
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This app is a free app that utilizes mood tracking and journal prompts to help consumers track their daily moods and thoughts. The app features a timeline with prompts and reminders that encourage consumers to record their moods daily. There is also a Live function where consumers can go live and vent their feelings in a messaging-only chatroom that others can join. The app also includes messaging forums and private chats. Additional features include the ability to customize the appearance of journals, a calendar, password protection, and charts and statistics that show mood over time. There is also a mini meditation game within the app called “Space Out” in which consumers are given a short animation of moving planets and affirmations that appear on the screen for consumers to read.
Available for iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Developer: Young Human, LLC
Type of Treatment: Cognitive Behavioral Principles, Connect to a Peer, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Symptom Tracking/Self-Monitoring
Targeted Conditions: Mood Disorders, Stress and Anxiety
Target Audience: Adults, Adolescents
Designed to be used in conjunction with a professional? No
Languages Available: English
Cost:
Get it on: Apple App Store, Web
There is no direct scientific research on the effectiveness of Sup – Support Each Other
Click the links below to learn more about the treatment types used in this app.
How Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Works
How Symptom Trackers Work
How Cognitive Behavioral Principles Work
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