SMART INFORMATION FLOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: From a provider perspective, the effective and evidence-based treatment of post-deployment
SMART INFORMATION FLOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $149,626
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Defense Health Program
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- 2011.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MN
- Period
- 2012-01-17
Description
From a provider perspective, the effective and evidence-based treatment of post-deployment psycho-logical health issues is time intensive and costly. For the patient, therapy is hard work and successful recovery is dependent on motivation and social support. CALM - Customized Anger Level Manage-ment - is a web-based, therapist-assisted and self-paced stress- and anger management toolkit, consist-ing of four interconnected elements remote physiological monitoring, individually tailored apprais-al/coping strategies, social support and virtual coaching. CALM is specifically designed to address the needs of both health care providers and patients in order to facilitate the therapeutic work. CALM provides a unique set of tools to address the various needs on both ends allowing for individualized treatment options when needed and where needed.