USA.gov has updated its PTSD app.  Provided courtesy of the Dept of Veterans Affairs, this app can help increase your awareness of PTSD, cope with the issue at hand, and give you resources to obtain additional help.  Although its primary design is for veterans suffering PTSD, I find it is a useful tool for EMS and public safety providers.  Even though not all our PTSD patients are veterans, the info is still useful.  If you think about it, we experience as much trauma in our careers as a typical combat veteran, so even you, lifesaver, hero, macho man (macho woman ;-), may be able to use these tools to help yourself out.

The iPhone version has been updated, and now there is an Android version available.

Learn more and download your copy today at http://apps.usa.gov/ptsd-coach/

From the USA.gov PTSD app web page:

PTSD Coach was designed for Veterans and military Service Members who have, or may have, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This app provides users with education about PTSD, information about professional care, a self-assessment for PTSD, opportunities to find support, and tools that can help users manage the stresses of daily life with PTSD. Tools range from relaxation skills and positive self-talk to anger management and other common self-help strategies. Users can customize tools based on their preferences and can integrate their own contacts, photos, and music. This app can be used by people who are in treatment as well as those who are not. PTSD Coach was created by VA’s National Center for PTSD and DoD’s National Center for Telehealth & Technology.