Smiti Kahlon
Post.doc
smiti.kahlon@helse-bergen.no
Smiti Kahlon is a psychologist with a specialization in social and general psychology and has a PhD in clinical psychology. She has previously worked at the general psychiatric polyclinic and the digital clinic eBehandling at Bjørgvin DPS. Kahlon has extensive experience with online treatment, both as a psychologist and researcher. As part of her PhD, she assisted in the development of a mobile app and a VR application aimed at young people with presentation anxiety. Both applications are now freely available on ung.no and Meta Quest.
Kahlon will conduct research on clinical effects as part of Work Package 1: Digital psychological treatment for adolescents with anxiety symptoms. The sub-project is a collaboration between ForHelse and Bergen Municipality. Kahlon will evaluate the feasibility and usefulness of a new mobile app aimed at adolescents with anxiety symptoms. Furthermore, she will investigate the effectiveness of the mobile app compared to ordinary follow-up in the Child and Family Help Service in Bergen Municipality through a randomized controlled trial. If the studies will show good results, the app will be implemented in Barne-og Familiehjelpen.
Area of work and expertise: Virtual Reality exposure therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, anxiety management, digital health services and intervention development
Project affiliation: Forhelse SFI
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