PTSD Hjælp: the healthcare app to support people with PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event. The institutions above are all research units for psychotherapy in Denmark. In a close partnership with scientists and healthcare personnel, Empact created a digital solution to help patients suffering from PTSD. The app serves as a helpline that is always close to these patients, even when they are not at the clinic.

The app PTSD Hjælp (PTSD Help) works to aid in relapse prevention. It guides patients by identifying PTSD and sleep disorders, offering breathing techniques, relaxing images, tasks that will help improve their mood, exercises, and a soothing voice to enable a user to fall asleep.

The app also works as a supplement to psychotherapeutic treatment while the patient is under the care of a certified specialist. It comes with direct access and contact information for local psychiatric hospitals.