Digital Interventions As an Add-on Tool in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment

"The digital interventions will consist of two parts:~A) Psychoeducation videos: Five psychoeducation videos on mental health and GAD will be produced especially for the research to be watched by the patient between consultations. These videos will last approximately 3 minutes, will use animations and educational content. They will be available on +PSI app. The topics of the videos will be as follows: Normal Anxiety versus Pathological Anxiety; Sleep Hygiene; Healthy Eating and Mental Health; Physical Exercise and Mental Health; Excessive Consumption of Alcohol and Drugs.~B) GAD-7 Scale: The patient will be instructed to respond to the GAD-7 self-administered scale the day before their next scheduled appointment. This instrument will also be available free of charge on +PSI mobile app and will be used to guide clinical management."

"The usual treatment will be standardized as follows:~Biweekly online consultations (via WhatsApp or Google Meet) previously scheduled, 20/30 minutes-long, with a trained psychiatrist.~The patient will receive only clinical, not psychotherapeutic treatment. The psychiatrist will be instructed to perform an assessment of symptoms, general guidelines on the pathology, use of medication when necessary.~The medication of choice, when necessary, will be fluoxetine, as it is the medication for the treatment of GAD available free of charge in our health system in Brazil."