UNT hosting mental health training initiative next month

Denton Record-Chronicle
Jul 03, 2017

The Denton Record-Chronicle published a story about an upcoming workshop by the STRONG STAR Training Initiative at the University of North Texas. (Link to story no longer available.)

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UT Health S.A. launches programs to help veterans, military caregivers

KENS-TV, San Antonio
Jul 03, 2017

KENS-TV in San Antonio aired and published on its website a story about the STRONG STAR Training Initiative to provide training for veteran-serving mental health providers in the leading therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder. The program will improve access to care for veterans in the areas where they live. (Link to story no longer available.)

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UNT study finds cognitive therapy helps soldiers with insomnia

North Texas Daily
Jun 28, 2017

The official student newspaper of the University of North Texas published a story based on the university’s news release about a STRONG STAR study that found cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to be effective with active-duty military personnel. The study was led by University of North Texas professor Daniel Taylor.

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UT Health To Train More Therapists To Treat PTSD

Texas Public Radio
Jun 27, 2017

Texas Public Radio aired and published online this story about the STRONG STAR Training Initiative for training veteran-serving mental health providers around Texas and in 2018 nationally in evidence-based treatments for PTSD, which will improve access to treatment for veterans.

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Study: Behavioral Therapy Improves Military Members’ Insomnia

The Rivard Report
Jun 26, 2017

A recent study out of UT Health San Antonio found that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is highly effective for active duty military members, proving beneficial for participants who engaged in treatment either in-person or online.

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If you have insomnia, don’t sleep more, sleep efficiently, study on soldiers finds

San Antonio Express-News
Jun 24, 2017

A new study on sleep suggests the best way to cure insomnia is to get out of bed.

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Initiative to train providers in top PTSD therapies

UT Health San Antonio
Jun 23, 2017

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a major condition affecting the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of post-9/11 combat veterans. To meet this unmet need for PTSD treatment, UT Health San Antonio has launched an initiative to increase the number of community clinicians qualified to provide the leading therapies.

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Finding Non-medication Therapy For Military Insomniacs

Texas Public Radio
Jun 19, 2017

Insomnia is the number one complaint of service members returning from a deployment.

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Video Visits for Insomnia Less Effective than Live Consults

mHealth Intelligence
Jun 16, 2017

The mHealth Intelligence newsite published a story about a STRONG STAR study that found a medication-free treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, to be effective with active-duty military, a population with a high rate of sleep disorders.

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Study shows insomnia in military can be treated without medications

UT Health San Antonio
Jun 15, 2017

Insomnia is a widespread problem in the U.S. military and the most commonly reported symptom following deployment. A new study published online in the journal Sleep found that cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia , a form of talk therapy, was highly effective with an active duty population.

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