PTSD Awareness Day
KCEN-TV, Central TexasJune 27, 2016
Dr. Katy Dondanville, STRONG STAR’s director of research and chief of psychology at Fort Hood, talks about PTSD Awareness Month, PTSD, and our studies at Fort Hood. (Link to story no longer available.)
Strong Families Strong Forces: Helping Fort Hood families with the deployment cycle
KWTX-TV, Central TexasJune 20, 2016
Katy Dondanville, PsyD, director of research and chief of psychology at STRONG STAR’s Fort Hood site, talks about a new affiliated study testing a program for supporting families with young children at the Army post throughout the deployment cycle. Army spouse Jamie Anderson joins her for this interview. (Link to story no longer available.)
Special Feature: Running back from Hell
Runner's WorldJune 7, 2016
Runner’s World magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year by re-publishing online “50 of the very best” articles that have appeared in the magazine. Among them is an updated version of a story Runner’s World published in 2014 about the STRONG STAR Consortium and a study we’re conducting at Fort Hood to find out if exercise enhances therapy for PTSD.
Those with multiple tours of war overseas struggle at home
New York TimesMay 29, 2016
The New York Times contacted STRONG STAR and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD Director Dr. Alan Peterson for expert comment in a story about the difficulties many combat veterans experience after returning to civilian life.
Predeployment riskiest time for military suicide attempts
Health DayMay 25, 2016
The Health Day news service contacted Dr. Alan Peterson, director of the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, for expert comment on a study related to military suicides. (Link to story no longer available.)
Owning a dog may help veterans with PTSD
MedPage TodayMay 15, 2016
In a small randomized controlled trial of 19 veterans, those who adopted a dog from a local pet shelter had significantly greater relief from depression and loneliness than those put on a 3-month wait list (control), according to Stephen Stern, MD, of the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, and colleagues.
Adopting a Dog May Help Veterans with PTSD
American Psychiatric AssociationMay 14, 2016
The American Psychiatric Association issued a news release to highlight a STRONG STAR-affiliated study presented at the APA’s 2016 Annual Meeting. (Link to story no longer available.)
PTSD: Fat hormone involved in risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder
International Business TimesMay 13, 2016
The International Business Times quotes Dr. Alan Peterson, director of the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, in this story about a research study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio finding that a hormone produced by fat cells may affect susceptibility to posttraumatic stress disorder.
PTSD linked to low levels of fat hormone
Medical XpressMay 11, 2016
As director of the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, Dr. Alan Peterson provided expert comment for a story about research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on the connection between a fat hormone and development of posttraumatic stress disorder.
The Source: Military suicides remain persistently high
Texas Public RadioApril 14, 2016
“The Source,” a live interview program on Texas Public Radio in San Antonio, invited Dr. Alan Peterson, director of the STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, to discuss the persistent problem of military suicides and to respond to questions from listeners who called in.