1. VA Mobile Applications for Mental Health: PTSD Coach
Julia Hoffman, Psy.D.
Mobile Apps Lead | Clinical Psychologist
National Center for PTSD (VA)
Faculty Affiliate
National Center for Telehealth & Technology (DoD)

2. Products for Veterans with PTSD
Veterans & Service Members
VA Patients
Patients Enrolled in EBP

3. PTSD Coach

4. Tool Examples

5. Metrics of Success: Reach
Increased usage of Veterans Crisis Line
Versioning for Canada, Israel, Australia and for inner-city violence and cancer
2011 Winner FCC Chairman’s Award for Advancements in Accessibility
2012 Winner ATA President’s Innovation Award
2011 Nextgov.com Best Government App
2011 Yahoo’s Top 10 Health Apps
Reach is amplified in the early adaption of the app (externalization to xml)

6. Pilot Evaluation of PTSD Coach
Perceived Helpfulness
PI: Eric Kuhn, Ph.D.
Purpose: Feasibility, acceptability, perceived helpfulness
Sample: 54 PTSD Residential Patients
40 men, 12 women
Age ranges from (mean of 45)
48% white, 17% AA, and 15% Hispanic
Method
Patients used app over 3-days (weekend)
Post-use survey and focus group
Veterans
PTSD Coach Evaluation in MTRP/WTRP
PTSD Coach Pilot in Telephone Aftercare Study
PTSD Explorer in Outpatient Trauma Clinics
Mobile Validation of PCL (MVP)
Community (at Stanford)
ClinVis/PTSD Explorer EMA
PTSD Explorer
Proposed
R34 with UCSF/SFGH Primary Care
R21 with Duke testing PSTD Cancer Coach
*% endorsed at “moderately” to “extremely helpful”

7. ClinVis Web Interface