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If you have recurrent anxiety and sadness, you can use the depression management app to help with that.

We recommend in today's article, the MoodTools application, which is great for fighting depression and improving the user's mood.

MoodTools Resources

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MoodTools brings the following features to the user:

  • Thought diary: bringing help to improve mood, still managing to analyze the user's thinking patterns, based on Cognitive Therapy;
  • Activities: helps in recovering energy with the practice of some activities, in addition to monitoring mood through the application of Behavioral Activation Therapy;
  • Safety plan: presents a safety plan to the user for moments of crisis and suicidal thoughts, providing assistance;
  • Information: it has information about the self-help guidelines, also bringing information from the internet to help;
  • Test: has the PHQ-9 depression questionnaire, monitoring the improvement of the user's symptoms with the use of the app;
  • Video: the app indicates YouTube videos that help improve the user's mood and behavior, bringing indications of lectures and meditations.

Useful information about the app

MoodTools had the collaboration of mental health professionals to be developed.

But we emphasize that, even so, the application does not replace any medical follow-up, which is indicated.

Performing therapies, in addition to, if necessary, administering medication, are the most effective ways to treat depression.

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Thus, the MoodTools app presents itself as an aid to treatment.

This app, which was mainly developed to help with the treatment of depression, can also be used by users who do not have such a diagnosis.

Other conditions and disorders can also be monitored by the app, such as:

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD);
  • Panic disorder;
  • Dysthymia;
  • Seasonal affective disorder;
  • Bipolar disorder;
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
  • Schizophrenia;
  • Generalized anxiety disorder.

Pro Mode Information

The moodTools app brings its main features to the user for free, but also has a paid version, called Modo Pro, where additional features are presented, such as:

  • Cloud sync;
  • Password protection;
  • Export features.
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The Modo Pro version can be purchased through two options: for US$ 4.99 monthly or for US$ 29.99 annually.

These values can still be changed according to the country in which the user is located, and the billing is carried out through iTunes.

It still renews automatically within 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, but the user can cancel the plan before that period.

It is also possible for the user to cancel the automatic renewal when accessing the account settings.

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To clarify doubts or make comments, the user can send an e-mail to: moodtools@moodtools.org.