title: EMOTEO: A Smartphone Application for Monitoring and Reducing Aversive Tension in Borderline Personality Disorder Patients, a Pilot Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We developed a smartphone application (App; EMOTEO: emotion-meteo [weather forecast]) to help borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients to monitor and regulate their inner tension. The App proposes targeted mindfulness-based exercises.
  
  
  METHODS
  We assessed the usability and efficiency of this App for monitoring and reduction of aversive tension in 16 BPD participants over a 6-month period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We recorded a mean of 318.1 sessions (SD = 166.7) per participants, with a high level of satisfaction. There was a significant decrease in aversive tension (p < .05) and the App was mainly used around 10 a.m. and 9 p.m.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  EMOTEO was user-friendly and efficient in reducing aversive tension in BPD patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Paco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prada
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ido
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zamberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Gérald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bouillault
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Naya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hasler
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Rosetta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicastro
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Perroud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D063731:Mobile Applications; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000068997:Smartphone; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Aversive tension; borderline personality disorder; dialectical behavioral therapy; emotional dysregulation; smartphone application