PTSD App Helps Veterans Manage Daily Challenges, such as Problems that Occur at Work

“I’d like people to listen to our soldiers.  They were there.  They heard the alarms go off.  They tasted the substance in the air.  They spit up blood.  They had rashes on their bodies.  They got sick,” said Congressman Christopher Shays about returning veterans.

For so many returning soldiers, there are plenty of obstacles to returning to life at home.  As recruiters know, finding and keeping the right job can be difficult for everyone, including veterans.  Often military families struggle together to figure out new career paths.  If you meet any veteran who is having a hard time coping with life back at home, they may really need some help.

Although this bit of technology is certainly not an answer to everything, it sounds like it might help veterans feel more connected, even if their friends and family don’t exactly understand what they are going through.  So far, 5,000 users have found help using the PTSD Coach smartphone app.

The app helps users track their PTSD symptoms.  It conveniently links people with public and personalized sources of support.  It provides accurate information about PTSD and offers helpful strategies for managing PTSD symptoms on the go.  Learning to manage and understand the symptoms will help people retain the jobs that they want.

So far, the app has received perfect reviews.  One user described the app as “a must for every spouse who has a family member with PTSD.”