Enhancing Emotion Regulation during Driving in OEF/OIF Veterans

Abstract

The proposed project aims to develop and test an intensive rehabilitative technology aimed at enhancing emotion regulation and reducing operator-related risk during civilian driving in OEF/OIF returnees burdened by severe driving-related distress and disability. This in-car technology will have two main components. The first is a system for measuring driving behavior (accelerator and steering wheel movements, lateral and longitudinal vehicle accelerations), visual attentional control, and autonomic arousal during actual driving. The second is a cognitive-behavioral intervention combining breathing retraining/heart rate variability biofeedback and cognitive reappraisal. Both components are compatible with on-road driving assessments currently performed by certified driving rehabilitation specialists (CDRS) at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) on neurologically intact patients and those with mildto- moderate non-focal traumatic brain injury.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA555911

Entities

People

  • Steven H Woodward

Organizations

  • Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Automobiles
  • Biomedical Research
  • Brain Injuries
  • Deployment
  • Educational Technology
  • Employment
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Heart Rate
  • Intervention
  • Mental Health
  • Psychology
  • Regulations
  • Rehabilitation
  • Retraining

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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