
New VA study to determine best drug for Veterans with treatment resistant depression. The Veterans who used the app also reported a greater likelihood to use it in the future, compared with how the control group felt about using written educational materials. The study by three VA and three DoD investigators, published online November 2016 in Psychiatric Services, found that Veterans who used the application reported a much greater ability to cope with unpleasant emotions and thoughts after 3 and 12 weeks, compared with a control group of former military members. government-developed smartphone app can help Veterans cope with stress and unpleasant thoughts, including those that could lead to suicide.Įxperts with the VA Portland Health Care System led the controlled trial of the app-called the Virtual Hope Box (VHB)-which was built by a team at the National Center for Telehealth and Technology of the Department of Defense and has been available for download since 2014. Researchers have shown in a randomized controlled trial that a U.S. The Virtual Hope Box app is a "demonstrably useful accessory to treatment," concluded VA and Department of Defense researchers who tested it in a controlled trial. Federal-wide Research Performance Progress Report. Find VA-sponsored clinical trials near you. Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Smartphone app helps Veterans control unpleasant thoug.
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