Abstract
Satisfying the requirements of CBT-based information as an alignment with traditional psychotherapy methods the Ukrainian-language e-course “Socio-Psychological Support of Adaptation of Veterans” integrated into the app “Pocket Psychologist” was spotted as an appropriate tool for a prior self-help in PTSD prevention. The e-course itself contains practical information to challenge the unhelpful beliefs about the negative outcomes of various situations and involves the user into the therapeutic processes such as attention training, acceptance and tolerance training, and mindfulness (Gorbunova, et al., 2016). The purpose was to evaluate its efficacy in decreasing early post-traumatic symptoms.
Highlights
Modern mobile applications have fast-growing potential for spreading information about mental health
The difference in the avoidance symptoms before and after the e-course usage was credible on p=0.001, while the control group with only the time variable had changes of р=0.85
A similar picture was observed in the intrusions scale – p=0.013 vs р=0.86, and by the hyper-arousal scale – p=0.034 vs p=0.9 in the control group
Summary
Modern mobile applications have fast-growing potential for spreading information about mental health. Since antiterrorism operation (ATO) veterans who participated in the armed conflict in the east of Ukraine are predominantly young smartphone users, it may not be necessary to travel far to access mental health care – just download an app and learn to use it accurately. Mental health mobile apps with a strong evidence base are convenient at any time and place, save resources for both caregivers and traumatized individuals, and raise user autonomy and flexibility (Prentice & Dobson, 2014). The purpose of the research was to evaluate the efficacy of using this course and its associated app in decreasing early post-traumatic symptoms
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