Military suicides in COVID era hit a new high
San Antonio Express-News
Apr 11, 2021
STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, ABPP, provides expert comment in this news story about in increase in military suicides during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dramatic increases seen in rates of insomnia, sleep apnea among U.S. military
UT Health San Antonio
Mar 26, 2021
Incidences of insomnia and sleep apnea have increased sharply across all branches of the U.S. military in recent years, our investigators found in a study published recently in a top-tier journal.
Combat Social Work
KXXV, Waco, Texas
Mar 22, 2021
This news story highlights the work of Jeffrey Yarvis, PhD, who has joined the faculty at Texas A&M University – Central Texas, Department of Social Work, since his recent retirement as a U.S. Army colonel. Among other initiatives, Dr. Yarvis and colleagues have published a new book that shares the stories of military social workers serving in combat settings. Dr. Yarvis served for several years as the on-site principal investigator for several STRONG STAR and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD studies conducted at Fort Hood and continues to collaborate as a co-investigator with the consortia. The segment featuring Dr. Yarvis and STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, begins at 6:30:23 in this video link below.
Fifth annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference goes virtual, opens registration
UT Health San Antonio
Sep 08, 2020
Registration is open for the fifth annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, slated for Oct. 22-23, 2020. The conference will feature leaders in the field reporting advances in the assessment and treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder and co-occurring conditions. Pre-conference continuing education and clinical training opportunities are also available.
Dr. Katherine Dondanville talks on Cognitive Processing Therapy and PTSD
Sanity podcast
Aug 28, 2020
STRONG STAR’s Katherine Dondanville, PsyD, discusses Cognitive Processing Therapy and posttraumatic stress disorder as a guest on the mental health-focused Sanity podcast.
Study shows promise for two-day therapy that treats PTSD and improves relationships
UT Health San Antonio
Aug 24, 2020
Couples that include a partner with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may someday have access to a faster, more efficient therapy that treats the disorder and simultaneously improves their relationships.
Finding Love Again After PTSD: Intensive Group Couple Therapy for PTSD
Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Aug 19, 2020
Read more at Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Got PTSD? Try CPT How Cognitive Processing Therapy has changed the landscape of trauma care.
Psychology Today
Mar 02, 2020
STRONG STAR principal investigator Patricia Resick, PhD, ABPP, is featured in this Psychology Today piece about the leading therapy for PTSD that she developed, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and her work with STRONG STAR.
Doctor helps create first guideline to better sleep for military, veterans
KENS 5, San Antonio
Feb 24, 2020
STRONG STAR collaborating investigator Dr. Vincent Mysliwiec is interviewed in this story by KENS 5 on new guidelines for treating sleep disorders that he helped develop for the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
San Antonio doctor leads development of new sleep disorder guidelines
San Antonio Express-News
Feb 24, 2020
San Antonio Express-News reporter Sig Christenson interviewed STRONG STAR collaborating researcher Dr. Vincent Mysliwiec for this story about new guidelines for treating sleep disorders, which he helped develop for the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. (Subscription may be required to read the full article.)