Post-traumatic stress disorder affects nearly 8 million adults in any given year, federal statistics show. Fortunately, clinical research has identified certain psychological interventions that effectively ameliorate the symptoms of PTSD but most people struggling with PTSD don’t receive those treatments, according to a new report published in
Read more →New Spanish language resources on PTSD – Conozcamos El tratamiento del TEPT (Understanding PTSD Treatment Booklet) http://owl.li/iknFK
Read more →By Nick Simeone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2013 – A top Defense Department health official told a Pentagon task force yesterday that determining the impact of mental health programs across the military will be a key project this year for the Defense Centers of
Read more →Warning Trigger Alert: This story and its subsequent parts describe my experience as a survivor of Rape in the military. It also describes my experience with Cognitive Processing Therapy. I joined the Army after I turned 18. Though I graduated at 17, my parents refused to sign
Read more →Several years ago I was diagnosed with PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety Disorder. I am Service Connected Disabled (70%) and live with daily symptoms caused by two rapes while serving in the Army on two different posts, on two different continents. My assailants were both soldiers I served
Read more →HOUSTON — Researchers at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine are currently looking for female veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder who are interested in participating in a study examining the role a neuropeptide called corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) plays in causing
Read more →Deployment Health Clinical Center manages RESPECT-Mil, a system of care based upon sound empirical evidence, in which military primary care providers screen service members for depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and then offer treatment for these conditions. This collaborative care model employs three types of providers:
Read more →It makes sense that a person with post-traumatic stress disorder might have relationship problems, too. And researchers have now found that couples therapy that’s designed around PTSD helps both problems. The partner with PTSD reported reduced symptoms, and the couple reported increased relationship satisfaction from couples therapy,
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