Efficacy of an Electronic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Delivered via the Online Psychotherapy Tool for Depression and Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pre-Post Pilot Study

Elnaz Moghimi   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Callum Stephenson   ^{1 *} , MSc ;   Anika Agarwal   ^{1 *} ;   Niloofar Nikjoo   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Niloufar Malakouti   ^{1, 2 *} , MD ;   Gina Layzell   ^{3 *} , BSc ;   Anne O'Riordan   ^{4 *} , BScOT ;   Jasleen Jagayat   ^{3 *} , BSc ;   Amirhossein Shirazi   ^{5 *} , MD, PhD ;   Gilmar Gutierrez   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Ferwa Khan   ^{1 *} ;   Charmy Patel   ^{1 *} , BSc, MPH ;   Megan Yang   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Mohsen Omrani   ^{1, 5 *} , MD, PhD ;   Nazanin Alavi   ^{1, 3 *} , MD

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

² School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

³ Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada

⁴ Patient and Family Centered Care, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, ON, Canada

⁵ OPTT Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada

*all authors contributed equally