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May 2025: Randomized Controlled Trial of “Bounce Back Now,” a Mobile App to Reduce Post-Disaster Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress, Depressed Mood, and Sleep Disturbance

May 2025: Randomized Controlled Trial of “Bounce Back Now,” a Mobile App to Reduce Post-Disaster Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress, Depressed Mood, and Sleep Disturbance

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Dr. Kenneth Ruggiero (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston) joins AJP Audio to discuss the the effectiveness of an app-based intervention at reducing the symptoms of sleeplessness and posttraumatic stress in a broad cohort in the wake of a natural disaster. Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin puts the rest of the May issue into context.

  • 00:38 Ruggiero interview
  • 03:13 Bounce Back Now app
  • 05:03 Natural disasters and other sources of trauma
  • 07:31 Low cost and broad-based intervention
  • 08:49 Limitations
  • 10:19 Changes in how the intervention was designed
  • 11:17 Uptake and interactions with the app
  • 13:15 Future directions
  • 14:36 Kalin interview
  • 14:50 Ruggiero et al.
  • 19:26 Norman et al.
  • 23:29 Conrod et al.
  • 27:53 Olfson et al.
  • 31:44 Olfson et al.

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