The GETSmart, Guided Education and Training via Smart Phones to Promote Resilience, study is now open to all active and retired military service members, as well as their family members, who may be experiencing stress after military deployment, an act of violence, or even a natural disaster. Study participants will use smart phones or tablets and a variety of different applications on a daily basis for six weeks to help relax and to think or act in ways that can better relieve stress. Study enrollees can participate from anywhere, at any time, making it easy to participate, especially for those who are in remote locations.

'It has long been said that prevention is the best medicine, and rather than wait for PTSD to develop, we hope this study will show that by helping those who have some symptoms, but not full PTSD, we can decrease those symptoms and decrease the risk of developing full PTSD,' said Dr. Michael Roy, principal investigator of the CNRM-funded study.