May 2025: Randomized Controlled Trial of “Bounce Back Now,” a Mobile App to Reduce Post-Disaster Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress, Depressed Mood, and Sleep Disturbance

Dr. Kenneth Ruggiero (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston) joins AJP Audio to discuss the the effectiveness of an app-based intervention at reducing the symptoms of sleeplessness and posttraumatic stress in a broad cohort in the wake of a natural disaster.  Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin puts the rest of the May issue into context. 00:38     Ruggiero interview 03:13     Bounce Back Now app 05:03     Natural disasters and other sources of trauma 07:31     Low cost and broad-based intervention 08:49     Limitations 10:19     Changes in how the intervention was designed 11:17     Uptake and interactions with the app 13:15     Future directions 14:36     Kalin interview 14:50     Ruggiero et al. 19:26     Norman et al. 23:29     Conrod et al. 27:53     Olfson et al. 31:44     Olfson et al. Transcript Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org