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VA mobile apps for PTSD and related problems: public health resources for veterans and those who care for them.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.
- Feasibility and Acceptability of an App-Based Mindfulness Meditation Intervention for People with Spinal Cord Injury and Chronic Pain.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Effects of a mobile mindfulness smartphone app on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and alcohol use problems for veterans: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- Mobile and Web-Based Partnered Intervention to Improve Remote Access to Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Management: Recruitment and Attrition in a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the PTSD Coach App Following Motor Vehicle Crash-related Injury.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2020Trial
- Development of the Rational Thinking, Emotion Regulation, and Problem-Solving Mental Fitness Mobile App for US Navy Sailors: Qualitative and Quantitative Usability Evaluation.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Helping Older Veterans Use Mental Health Apps: Qualitative Interviews and Development of a New Program.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Facilitators and barriers to implementing mental health apps among interdisciplinary staff in the Veterans Health Administration.Psychological services · 2025Article
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Co-occurring Mental and Chronic Health Conditions.The Psychiatric clinics of North America · 2025Review
- Precision Emotion and Affective Context (PEAC) process model: a theoretical framework for creating the affective circumstances that promote engagement.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mobile health (mHealth) apps for ADHD: A systematic review of app quality and positive technology features.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Review
- Use of mobile applications and mental health services among veterans who received internet-connected tablets.JAMIA open · 2024Article
- A prognostic index to predict symptom and functional outcomes of a coached, web-based intervention for trauma-exposed veterans.Psychological services · 2024Article
- Mobile Mindfulness Meditation for Cancer-Related Anxiety and Neuropathy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Clinician and Patient Perspectives on the Use of Passive Mobile Monitoring and Self-Tracking for Patients With Serious Mental Illness: User-Centered Approach.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Evaluating a Smartphone App (MeT4VeT) to Support the Mental Health of UK Armed Forces Veterans: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Training Staff Across the Veterans Affairs Health Care System to Use Mobile Mental Health Apps: A National Quality Improvement Project.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- The PTSD Family Coach App in Veteran Family Members: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
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- Predicting Uptake of the COVID Coach App Among US Military Veterans: Funnel Analysis Using a Probability-Based Panel.JMIR mental health · 2022Article
- PTSD Coach Version 3.1: A Closer Look at the Reach, Use, and Potential Impact of This Updated Mobile Health App in the General Public.JMIR mental health · 2022Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Many public health agencies, including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), have identified the use of mobile technologies as an essential part of a larger strategy to address major public health challenges. The VA's National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD), in collaboration with VA's Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and the Defense Health Agency inside the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has been involved in the development, evaluation, and testing of 15 mobile apps designed specifically to address the needs and concerns of veterans and others experiencing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These applications include seven treatment-companion apps (designed to be used with a provider, in conjunction with an evidence-based therapy) and eight self-management apps (designed to be used independently or as an adjunct or extender of traditional care). There is growing evidence for the efficacy of several of these apps for reducing PTSD and other symptoms, and studies of providers demonstrate that the apps are engaging, easy-to-use, and provide a relative advantage to traditional care without apps. While publicly available apps do not collect or share personal data, VA has created research-enabled versions of many of its mental health apps to enable ongoing product enhancement and continuous measurement of the value of these tools to veterans and frontline providers. VA and DoD are also collaborating on provider-based implementation networks to enable clinicians to optimize implementation of mobile technologies in care. Although there are many challenges to developing and integrating mHealth into care, including cost, privacy, and the need for additional research, mobile mental health technologies are likely here to stay and have the potential to reach large numbers of those with unmet mental health needs, including PTSD-related concerns.
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