Use of Mobile Apps for Those With PTSD and Their Partners
Ptsd
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Ptsd focused on measuring family, caregiving, ptsd, couples
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
To be eligible to participate, participants must be either a Veteran with PTSD or living with a partner who is a Veteran with PTSD.
Veterans must be:
- A veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces
- Must have a previous diagnosis of PTSD
- Must have access to a smart phone using the iOS operating system
- Must not have previously used PTSD Coach.
Partners of Veterans must be:
- An intimate partner of a Veteran
- Living with that partner
- Must have access to a smart phone using the iOS operating system
- must be experiencing significant stress
Exclusion Criteria:
a) actual or threatened interpersonal violence in the home
Sites / Locations
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System Menlo Park Division
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
App + Couples Coach Intervention
App Alone
Both members of the couple will receive a mobile app for PTSD: PTSD Coach for the Veteran and PTSD Family Coach for the partner/spouse. Those assigned to this arm will also receive mailed materials that are designed to help increase positive communication strategies.
Both members of the couple will receive a mobile app for PTSD: PTSD Coach for the Veteran and PTSD Family Coach for the partner/spouse.