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App Shows Promise in Reducing Depression by Curbing Rumination

This shows a woman on a smart phone.A new digital health intervention, developed over a decade of research, uses a gamified app to help reduce depressive symptoms by disrupting ruminative thought patterns. The app, which features five mini-games, encourages users to progress through thoughts more flexibly, aiming to break negative cycles. In an 8-week trial, participants who used the app reported faster symptom improvement compared to those who didnโ€™t. These benefits persisted up to four weeks after the study, suggesting long-lasting effects.
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