PTSD, Emotional Scars from Iraq, Afghanistan Will Require Treatment for Decades
News Radio 1200 WOAI, San AntonioDecember 2, 2015
Researchers at the U.T. Health Science Center told the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States at their annual meeting underway in San Antonio that the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other emotional problems facing veterans of the Iraq and Afghan Wars will require care and treatment for decades, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports. (Link to story no longer available.)
Free PTSD treatment studies for veterans
News 4, San AntonioNovember 12, 2015
STRONG STAR is the nation’s leading research center where veterans struggling with PTSD can get the help they need for free. (Link to story no longer available.)
New Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
KCEN-TV, Central TexasNovember 10, 2015
Many post-9/11 combat veterans are returning home with posttraumatic stress disorder. Treatment available through research conducted by the STRONG STAR Consortium based at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has helped veterans like Nancy Dickinson. (Link to story no longer available.)
Mindfulness-based therapy eases veterans’ PTSD symptoms
ReutersNovember 10, 2015
For a widely disseminated story based on a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Reuters contacted STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, for comment as an expert on PTSD therapies. (Link to story no longer available.)
Many Vietnam veterans have PTSD 40 years after war’s end
ReutersJuly 24, 2015
Seeking comment on a study finding that PTSD still plagues many Vietnam veterans, the Reuters news service quoted STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, as an expert on PTSD in a story that was used by news organizations internationally. (Link to story no longer available.)
Battling PTSD with exercise
UT Health San AntonioJuly 6, 2015
Avid runner Stacey Young-McCaughan, Ph.D., RN, administers research trials for the world’s largest military-focused PTSD consortia while promoting the healthy benefits of physical activity.
National Guard Members Face Challenges in Seeking Help for PTSD
National Public RadioApril 23, 2015
National Guard personnel are more likely than active troops to suffer from PTSD months after a deployment. And one of the challenges of PTSD is that symptoms of war can appear long after returning home, like they did with Darryl Davidson, a National Guard member who served in Iraq.
University case study shows 60 percent drop in soldier suicide attempts
Stars and Stripes/Memphis Commercial AppealFebruary 27, 2015
A STRONG STAR-affiliated study recently provided hope in the effort to cure the national tragedy of military suicide. Soldiers at-risk for suicide who received short-term cognitive behavioral therapy were 60 percent less likely to attempt suicide than those who received standard treatment in military mental health clinics. (Link to story no longer available.)
The Fight Against Military Suicides
Texas Public RadioFebruary 26, 2015
With more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. saw an incredible spike in the number of suicides in its active-duty servicemen and women as well as veterans. STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, was a guest on the progam “The Source” to discuss the work of the consortium to prevent suicide and ease posttraumatic stress disorder.
SA doctor’s study shows decreased military suicide risk
KSAT-TV, San AntonioFebruary 13, 2015
Psychiatric diagnoses and suicide have skyrocketed among active duty military and veterans since 2001. A STRONG STAR-affiliated study recently reported that suicide decreased by 60 percent when individuals considered at-risk for suicide received a form of treatment called brief cognitive-behavioral therapy. (Link to story no longer available.)