Clinical Benefits of Self-Guided Mindfulness Coach Mobile App Use for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Joseph Wielgosz; Robyn D. Walser; Eric Kuhn; Andrew Chang; Erin O. Bantum; Ian Pagano; Beth K. Jaworski; Katherine Taylor; Kelly M. Ramsey; Jason E. Owen

doi:10.1037/tra0001736

Clinical Benefits of Self-Guided Mindfulness Coach Mobile App Use for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

Joseph Wielgosz
, Robyn D. Walser
, Eric Kuhn
, Andrew Chang
, Erin O. Bantum
, Ian Pagano
, Beth K. Jaworski
, Katherine Taylor
, Kelly M. Ramsey
, Jason E. Owen

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1117-1126
Number of pages	10
Journal	Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Volume	17
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001736
State	Published - Oct 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Keywords

military veterans
mindfulness
mobile health
posttraumatic stress disorder
smartphones
Humans
Middle Aged
Veterans/psychology
Male
Mindfulness/methods
Pilot Projects
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/therapy
Mobile Applications
Female
Adult

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Wielgosz, J., Walser, R. D., Kuhn, E., Chang, A., Bantum, E. O., Pagano, I., Jaworski, B. K., Taylor, K., Ramsey, K. M., & Owen, J. E. (2025). Clinical Benefits of Self-Guided Mindfulness Coach Mobile App Use for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 17(7), 1117-1126. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001736

Clinical Benefits of Self-Guided Mindfulness Coach Mobile App Use for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial. / Wielgosz, Joseph; Walser, Robyn D.; Kuhn, Eric et al.
In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, Vol. 17, No. 7, 10.2025, p. 1117-1126.

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Wielgosz, J, Walser, RD, Kuhn, E, Chang, A, Bantum, EO, Pagano, I, Jaworski, BK, Taylor, K, Ramsey, KM & Owen, JE 2025, 'Clinical Benefits of Self-Guided Mindfulness Coach Mobile App Use for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial', Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 1117-1126. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001736

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