Table 3.
Therapeutic background and content of the apps included in the MARS-G rating.
| Therapeutic Background |
Content (Type of techniques) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CBT | Third wave of BT | EMDR | Hypnotherapy | Other | Information, Psychoeducation |
Assessment | Monitoring Tracking |
Feedback |
| Anxiety and Panic Attacks | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Anxiety Coaches Podcasts & Workshops by Gina Ryan | ✓ | ||||||||
| Assistenzhund Bullet Ptbs/Ptsd | |||||||||
| Backup Buddy [SSP] | ✓ | ||||||||
| Better me | ✓ | ||||||||
| Breathe Easy | |||||||||
| Bust PTSD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Calmster | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Calmster Pro | ✓ | ||||||||
| CBT-i Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Coach PTBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Solution – Focused Therapy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| CPT Coach | ✓ | Cognitive Processing Therapy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Deep Relaxation with Andrew Johnson HD | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Deprelibero | ✓ | ||||||||
| DoD Safe Helpline | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Elevatr – Therapists & Peers | |||||||||
| EMDR Therapy | ✓ | ||||||||
| EMDR 101 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| EMDR+ | ✓ | ||||||||
| End Anxiety Hypnosis – Stress, Panic Attack Help | ✓ | ||||||||
| Erase Stress & Fear With PSTEC | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| eReading: Sam, the Boy with PTSD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Exhale – Anxiety Assistant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Exposure – Face Your Fears | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| EyeMoveX.as – EMDR sessions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| EyeMove X EMDR Traumatherapie | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Free Hypnosis | ✓ | ||||||||
| iChill | ✓ | ✓ | Trauma Resiliency Model | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| KidTrauma | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Life Armour | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Living Well | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Mental Health Tests | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| MHU: Mental Health and You | ✓ | ||||||||
| Mood Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| PE Coach 2 | ✓ | ✓ | Prolonged Exposure Therapy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PHIT for Duty | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Post Traumatic Stress Hypnosis | ✓ | ||||||||
| Psychologist – Anywhere – Anytime | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| PSYTREC Breathing Trainer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| PTSD Aid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| PTSD Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| PTSD Coach Australia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| PTSD Coach Canada | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| PTSD Family Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| PTSD Free | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| PTSD Hub | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| PTSD STOPS HERE | Rewind Trauma Therapy | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| PTSD Support on the Go | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| PTSD Test | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Qigong Meditation with Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (YMAA) | |||||||||
| Quiet | Relaxation & Wellness | |||||||||
| Reachout: My Support Network | |||||||||
| Self Help | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Self Help for Trauma | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Serve And Protect | ✓ | ||||||||
| STAIR Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Tap Into a Better You | ✓ | ||||||||
| The App For Trauma Therapy – Morpheus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Together Strong | |||||||||
| Trauma Aid | ✓ | ||||||||
| Trauma Recovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| T2 Mood Tracker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| VetChange | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Veterans Mental Health | ✓ | ||||||||
| Virtual EMDR | ✓ | ||||||||
| Vital Tones Psychological | |||||||||
| WhatsMyM3 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Youper – Anxiety & Depression | ✓ | ✓ | Acceptance and commitment therapy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Number | 35 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 30 | 9 |
| Content (Type of techniques) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Skill Training | Exposure | Mindfulness | Relaxation | Breathing | Body exercises | Resource orientation | Tips, advice | Other |
| Anxiety and Panic Attacks | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Anxiety Coaches Podcasts & Workshops by Gina Ryan | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Assistenzhund Bullet Ptbs/Ptsd | Social network | ||||||||
| Backup Buddy [SSP] | ✓ | Social network | |||||||
| Better me | ✓ | Audios with affirmations | |||||||
| Breathe Easy | ✓ | ||||||||
| Bust PTSD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Calmster | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Calmster Pro | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| CBT-i Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Tools for insomnia regulation | |||
| Coach PTBS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| CPT Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Worksheet, appointment diary | |||||
| Deep Relaxation with Andrew Johnson HD | ✓ | ||||||||
| Deprelibero | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| DoD Safe Helpline | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Colouring book, diary | ||
| Elevatr – Therapists & Peers | Social network | ||||||||
| EMDR Therapy | EMDR-related exercises | ||||||||
| EMDR 101 | EMDR-related exercises | ||||||||
| EMDR+ | EMDR-related exercises | ||||||||
| End Anxiety Hypnosis – Stress, Panic Attack Help | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
| Erase Stress & Fear With PSTEC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Percussive suggestion technique | |||||
| eReading: Sam, the Boy with PTSD | ✓ | ||||||||
| Exhale – Anxiety Assistant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | EMDR-related exercises | ||||
| Exposure – Face Your Fears | ✓ | ||||||||
| EyeMoveX.as – EMDR sessions | EMDR-related exercises | ||||||||
| EyeMove X EMDR Traumatherapie | EMDR-related exercises | ||||||||
| Free Hypnosis | ✓ | ||||||||
| iChill | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| KidTrauma | ✓ | ||||||||
| Life Armour | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | RID – Tool for Triggers | ||||
| Living Well | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Values, target-group-specific | ||
| Mental Health Tests | |||||||||
| MHU: Mental Health and You | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Mood Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| PE Coach 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| PHIT for Duty | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | |||||||||
| Post Traumatic Stress Hypnosis | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Psychologist – Anywhere – Anytime | |||||||||
| PSYTREC Breathing Trainer | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| PTSD Aid | ✓ | ||||||||
| PTSD Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PTSD Coach Australia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PTSD Coach Canada | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| PTSD Family Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PTSD Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| PTSD Hub | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Emotional Freedom Technique, Grounding Techniques | |
| PTSD STOPS HERE | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| PTSD Support on the Go | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Social network | |||||
| PTSD Test | |||||||||
| Qigong Meditation with Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (YMAA) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Quiet | Relaxation & Wellness | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Reachout: My Support Network | Social network | ||||||||
| Self Help | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Self Help for Trauma | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Trauma Tapping Technique | |||||
| Serve And Protect | ✓ | Social Network, news, informational video | |||||||
| STAIR Coach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | STAIR – Skill Training Affective and interpersonal Regulation | ||
| Tap Into a Better You | ✓ | ✓ | Emotional Freedom Technique | ||||||
| The App For Trauma Therapy – Morpheus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Recording and listening to audio sessions | |||||
| Together Strong | ✓ | ✓ | Motivational interviewing | ||||||
| Trauma Aid | ✓ | EMDR – related exercises | |||||||
| Trauma Recovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | SPR – Skills for Psychological Recovery, Problem Solving |
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| T2 Mood Tracker | |||||||||
| VetChange | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Addiction control | ||
| Veterans Mental Health | |||||||||
| Virtual EMDR | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | EMDR-related exercises | ||||
| Vital Tones Psychological | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Vital tones brainwave technology | |||||
| WhatsMyM3 | |||||||||
| Youper – Anxiety & Depression | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Number | 23 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 32 | 30 |
CBT = Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; BT = Behavioural Therapy; EMDR = Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy.