SimCoach Evaluation: A Virtual Human Intervention to Encourage Service-Member Help-Seeking for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression

By Jennifer L. Cerully, Daniella Meeker, Deborah M Scharf, et al.

This report describes RAND Corporation researchers' assessment of SimCoach, a computer program featuring a virtual human that speaks and gestures in a video game-like interface, designed to encourage service members, especially those with signs or symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder or depression, to seek help for psychological health concerns.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833088130
• ISBN13: 9780833088130
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"