MSAT: Mobile Stress and Anger Management Tool

Abstract

Anger and stress are highly prevalent problems in US military populations, and are associated with significant disability. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has the potential to attenuate symptoms, but suffers from low compliance. The mobile stress and anger management tool (MSAT) represents a mobile health approach to supplementing CBT, improving symptoms, and increasing patient compliance. A group of twenty symptomatic active duty Service members were randomized to a group using MSAT or undergoing standard CBT, and were compared to an asymptomatic population using MSAT. The use of MSAT significantly improved symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in symptomatic participants who used MSAT, and significantly decreased CBT dropout rates. Given the prevalence of disorders of stress and anger in active duty and Veteran populations, MSAT represents promising technology to mitigate risk and increase deployability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 2021
Accession Number
AD1161279

Entities

People

  • Adam Lynch
  • Brent Winslow

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Health Services Administration
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Machine Learning
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Mobile Application Software
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Psychiatry
  • Smartwatches
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Wearable Technology

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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