Development of an application for self-help for patients with anxiety and depressive disorder

Abstract

The authors conducted an exploratory study of the coverage of the problem of the availability of self-help applications for patients with anxiety-depressive disorder. The analysis of applications available in electronic digital form has revealed a large number of developments that provide diagnostic procedures and meditative practices of various kinds. The studied applications do not have such functionality as entry diagnostic testing, which helps track the dynamics of anxiety and depression in the user. The considered applications offer assistance in mastering meditative and breathing techniques without taking into account the state in which the user is before, during, and after the use of meditative techniques. In addition, a significant disadvantage of these developments is the lack of a Russian interface for the applications. The authors note the interest of users in such applications and the feasibility of working for their improvement.