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® (QuitKey.com) for smoking cessation, DietMate® (DietMate.com) for dietary modification and SleepKey® (SleepKey.com) for treatment of primary insomnia.

PICS has also developed, evaluated and produced computer technologies for health professionals including DietMatePro® (DietMatePro.com) for monitoring dietary intake, CERTAS® (CERTAS.com) 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 LifeSignUSA.com.

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PICS, Inc.
12007 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 480
Reston, Virginia 20191
703-758-1400