Testing a Precision Psychotherapy System for Low-income Patients

After patients complete an intake evaluation and prior to starting therapy, the assigned therapist will receive automatized feedback that consists of recommendations regarding the most suitable interventions (i.e., cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal or patient-centered) for each individual patients, based on patients' baseline characteristics and a machine learning algorithm developed in a previous study. Besides the interventions recommended, therapist will receive within the system guideline and tutorial videos showing how to deliver adequately the specific interventions recommended.