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mHealth for Wellness, Behavior Change and Prevention (4314) Design and Formative Evaluation of Mobile Apps (1021) Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (198)

Published on in Vol 10, No 11 (2022): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/38951, first published .
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The Effects of an Exposure-Based Mobile App on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

The Effects of an Exposure-Based Mobile App on Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Carmen McLean1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   C Adrian Davis1 Author Orcid Image ;   Madeleine Miller1 Author Orcid Image ;   Josef Ruzek2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Eric Neri2 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

  1. Ghosh P. Mobile Apps in Psychiatry. Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry 2024;18(1):1 View
  2. Davis C, Miller M, McLean C. The Impact of User Engagement With Exposure Components on Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in an mHealth Mobile App: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2024;12:e49393 View
  3. Linardon J, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Firth J, Goldberg S, Anderson C, McClure Z, Torous J. Systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse events in clinical trials of mental health apps. npj Digital Medicine 2024;7(1) View
  4. Kuhn E, Hallenbeck H, Owen J. Assessment and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder via Digital Mental Health Technology. Psychiatric Clinics of North America 2026;49(2):359 View
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  6. Allen R, Malik M, Aquin C, Herceg L, Brémault-Phillips S, Sevigny P. Digital Health Interventions for Military Members, Veterans, and Public Safety Personnel: Scoping Review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2025;13:e65149 View
  7. Esener Y, Kim H, Kaya A, Kaz-Onyeakazi I. Assessing the Usability & Acceptability of PTSD Apps: Insights from Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction 2026;42(12):8767 View
  8. Kulke J, Fuhrmann L, Berking M, Ebert D, Baumeister H, Derfiora A, Veldhouse A, Weisel K. Efficacy of standalone smartphone apps for mental health: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Digital Health 2025;7(11):100923 View
  9. Greene E, Serpico E, Legault G, Williams S. Staying Relevant in the Digital Age: Exploring the Evolving Frontier of Telehealth for Mental Health in the Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration. Current Psychiatry Reports 2025;28(1) View
  10. Janbakhsh M, Turnbull E, Baker J, Bacon A, Farrand P. Cognitive–behavioural therapy smartphone app for low mood and worry management in female armed forces veterans in Great Britain: protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2026;16(3):e112494 View
  11. Metts A, Harris E, Martinez N, Pearson R, Creech S. Methods of Repeated Monitoring of Stress and Stress‐Related Mental Health Outcomes in Military Personnel and Veterans: A Systematic Review. Stress and Health 2026;42(2) View
  12. Valentine S, Alshabani N, Gil J, Godfrey L, Oblath R, Fuchs C, Elwy A, Fortuna L, Cloitre M. A pragmatic randomized trial of brief clinician- and web-administered skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation (STAIR) for posttraumatic stress disorder in safety net primary care. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 2026;121:103187 View
  13. Amini A, Ahani M, Amani Beni F, Nazari E, Aldaghi T. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in war: a comprehensive review of subtypes, risk and protective factors, and therapeutic approaches. Journal of Psychiatric Research 2026;202:137 View
  14. Rosenfeld E, Malek N, Thompson S, Straud C, Rosen C, McLean C. Examining veteran preferences and attitudes across intervention modalities for posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress 2026 View

Books/Policy Documents

  1. Ruzek J. Prolonged Exposure for PTSD. View

Conference Proceedings

  1. Valvik S, Høiseth M, Øvsthus I. Proceedings of the 14th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. “How can I be a mother?”: Designing for Emotional Safety in an Unguided Digital Trauma Intervention after Traumatic Birth View