Telemedicine Clinical Trial for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Familial Dysautonomia

Inclusion Criteria

• •Diagnosis of familial dysautonomia (FD).
• •DSM-V criteria of major depressive disorder OR anxiety disorder OR obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
• •STAI score ≥ 25 OR a PHQ-9 depression scale score ≥ 5 or greater.
• •Willing and able to complete 8 sessions of placebo and 8 sessions of CBT.
• •If taking an antidepressant it will be maintained at a constant dose throughout study and concurrent talk therapy from another therapist will not be initiated during the study.
• •MoCA score of 14 or greater.