Why Join a CBITs Study?

The Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs) is a research center at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

About 1 in 5 adults experience depression or anxiety during their lifetime. Despite this common experience, it can often be difficult to access care due to cost, transportation, and time limitations.

At CBITS Health we are passionate about using technology to connect people with skills and tools that improve psychological well-being and promote general health.

If you or someone you know experiences depression or anxiety, or you think you might be at risk, you may be eligible to participate in one of our paid research studies.

Input from study participants is incredibly valuable and helps make research better. By working together, we can help improve programs and tools for individuals with depression and anxiety.

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CBITs Research Subject Recruitment Registry
We are seeking volunteers interested in joining a research registry of individuals that may participate in current and future research studies.
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Recruitment Registry

CBITs Research Subject Recruitment Registry

Join a research registry of individuals interested in participating in research studies at the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs).

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Researchers at two Chicago universities are studying the ways in which apps could be used to reduce depression or anxiety and even predict manic episodes.

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New Collection of Apps Can Reduce Depression and Anxiety by 50%

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Plagued by Anxiety or Depression? Some Apps  May Actually Help

The Washington Post

On average, participants used the apps (Intellicare) three to four times a day, for about a minute each time. By the end of the study period, 37 percent of the participants had no depression symptoms, and 40 percent had only mild symptoms. Among those with anxiety, 42 percent no longer had symptoms, and 45 percent had mild symptoms. Use of medication or psychotherapy had no effect on the outcomes.

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