About PICS
PICS (Personal Improvement Computer Systems), Inc. founded in 1984 is a research
and development firm in Reston, VA specializing in the development and evaluation
of health behavior and health communication technologies designed to improve health
and well-being.
PICS has developed, evaluated and distributed a number of consumer products including
LifeSign® and QuitKey® (www.QuitKey.com) for
smoking cessation, DietMate® (www.DietMate.com
) for dietary modification and SleepKey® (www.SleepKey.com
) for treatment of primary insomnia.
PICS also has developed, evaluated and produced computer technologies for health
professionals including DietMatePro® (www.DietMatePro.com)
for monitoring dietary intake, CERTAS™ a user configurable self-monitoring system
for researchers and clinicians and (TherapyAdvisor.org)
a website designed to promote the adoption of empirically-supported psychosocial
treatment approaches among mental health practitioners.
PICS has an active research division which has been awarded over 60 grants and contracts
from the National Institutes of Health, primarily in the areas of smoking cessation,
dietary management, exercise, insomnia, and behavioral monitoring.
For more information about PICS products or research activities, visit the corporate
website at www.LifeSignUSA.com.
We welcome your comments and suggestions about our products. If you have other information
you would like to see included on this site or recommendations to improve the site,
contact us via email.
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PICS, Inc.
12007 Sunrise Valley Dr.
Suite 480
Reston, VA 20191
703-758-1400