Suicide rates among veterans are 1.5 times higher than the general population

Texas Public Radio - The Source
Jan 19, 2023

STRONG STAR Director Dr. Alan Peterson joined host David Martin Davies on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” to talk about veterans mental health issues, including the higher suicide rates among this population. As a hopeful part of the discussion, Dr. Peterson explained recent study findings by the consortium showing a major advancement in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, a signature psychological wound of war. Listen to the audio of that show here.

Study: Combat veterans can overcome PTSD in three weeks with intensive treatment

Texas Public Radio
Jan 19, 2023

Military reporter Carson Frame with Texas Public Radio reports on our consortium’s research findings that are a big step in combat-related-PTSD treatment.

Two Short-Term Exposure Therapies Linked to PTSD Reductions

Medscape
Jan 11, 2023

Medscape reporter Eve Bender looks at Consortium to Alleviate PTSD study findings evaluating two condensed, outpatient formats of delivering Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy to service members and veterans with PTSD, one with full-time PE delivered daily for three weeks, and one in a similar format with eight therapeutic enhancements. Both formats led to clinically meaningful symptom improvement in about two-thirds of study participants and long-term remission of PTSD diagnosis in more than half.

Major headway made in treating combat-related PTSD

KSAT-12 News
Jan 10, 2023

KSAT-12 News reporter Leigh Waldman interviews UT Health San Antonio investigators about Consortium to Alleviate PTSD study findings that show major strides in quickly and effectively treating combat-related PTSD.

Can PTSD be cured? UT Health San Antonio psychologist says latest clinical trial is a breakthrough.

San Antonio Express-News
Jan 06, 2023

With study findings today showing that about two thirds of service members and veterans had significantly reduced symptoms and more than half maintained long-term remission of a PTSD diagnosis after 3 weeks of condensed treatment with Prolonged Exposure therapy, San Antonio Express-News reporter Sig Christenson discusses with lead investigator Alan Peterson whether combat-PTSD can be “cured.”

3-Week Program Effective in Helping to Ease Combat-Linked PTSD

HealthDay
Jan 06, 2023

Amy Norton with HealthDay News reports on a Consortium to Alleviate PTSD study published in JAMA Network Open. A short but intensive approach to “talk therapy” can help many combat veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new clinical trial has found, she writes.

Innovative psychotherapy eases headache symptoms for Veterans with brain injuries

VA Research Currents
Aug 25, 2022

This newsletter article by the VA’s Office of Research and Development describes the important work and findings of Dr. Don McGeary and his research team with the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD in the successful development and testing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Post-traumatic Headache. In a large randomized clinical trial with military veterans, the therapy was highly successful in reducing disability and improving quality of life for those living with chronic headaches after a brain injury; it also was as helpful as a leading treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in reducing symptoms of PTSD.

Interview with Dr. Don McGeary: Study shows success with cognitive behavioral therapy for post-traumatic headache in veterans

Federal News Network WFED-AM 1500
Jul 18, 2022

Listen here to a radio segment explaining groundbreaking study findings by the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD recently published in JAMA Neurology and an interview with lead investigator Dr. Don McGeary of The University of Texas Health Science Center. Cognitive behavioral therapy for post-traumatic headache, or headache that follows a brain injury, showed great success in reducing headache-related disability among military veterans, and it also was as effective for co-occurring symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a leading PTSD therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral, Processing Therapies Show Favorable Results in Comorbid Posttraumatic Headache, PTSD Symptoms

NeurologyLive
Jul 15, 2022

NeurologyLive published this story with findings from a study led by Donald McGeary, PhD, for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. The study found that cognitive behavioral therapy for post-traumatic headache, or headache that follows a brain injury, showed great success in reducing headache-related disability among military veterans, and also was as effective for co-occurring symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a leading PTSD therapy.

CBT may improve comorbid posttraumatic headache, PTSD

MDedge
Jul 05, 2022

This news story by MDedge reports on findings by Consortium to Alleviate PTSD investigators on the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for post-traumatic headache in reducing headache-related disability and PTSD symptoms in military veterans with traumatic brain injury.