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.

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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.)

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New Guidelines Address Management of Chronic Insomnia, OSA

Reuters Health
Feb 18, 2020

Guidelines for treating chronic insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea developed for the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are detailed in this story by the Reuters Health news service. The article features an interview with STRONG STAR collaborating investigator Dr. Vincent Mysliwiec, who helped develop the guidelines and was lead author of a synopsis of them published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. (Site registration may be required to read the full article.)

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Air Force suicides set a record in 2019

San Antonio Express-News
Feb 01, 2020

In this article about the increase in suicides in the U.S. Air Force, reporter Sig Christenson interviewed STRONG STAR and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD Director Alan Peterson and collaborator Craig Bryan for insight on this tragic and perplexing issue. (Full version of the story may only be available to subscribers of the newspaper)

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Veterans Affected By Hurricane Harvey Can Get Free PTSD Treatment In San Antonio

Texas Public Radio
Dec 21, 2019

Texas Public Radio produced this story about Project Remission, our program offering intensive outpatient PTSD therapy for Texas Gulf Coast veterans affected by Hurricane Harvey.

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Training available for mental health providers serving veterans with PTSD

UT Health San Antonio
Nov 22, 2019

Training is now available for community mental health providers in the Texas Gulf Coast region who serve military veterans affected by Hurricane Harvey. The program provides training in evidence-based treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This new opportunity is made possible through a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation in partnership with the Qatar Harvey Fund.

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Veterans affected by Hurricane Harvey eligible for free PTSD treatment

UT Health San Antonio
Nov 22, 2019

Veterans in the Texas Gulf Coast area can receive a three-week, intensive-outpatient treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in San Antonio at no cost, thanks to a grant that pays for therapy, travel and lodging.

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Boeing grant provides low-cost training in combat PTSD therapies to mental health providers nationwide

UT Health San Antonio
Nov 11, 2019

A grant from Boeing Co. will fund scholarships for 200 community mental health providers nationwide to receive low-cost training in the top treatments for military-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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San Antonio en la lucha contra el PTSD

Univision 41 San Antonio
Oct 23, 2019

Univision 41 San Antonio spoke with STRONG STAR’s Jose Lara-Ruiz for this story from the 2019 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference.

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SA Combat PTSD Conference Brings Results and Profiles of Resiliency

Spectrum News
Oct 23, 2019

The “Profiles of Resiliency” keynote address of a retired U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps colonel and a woman who was one of the children she helped evacuate during “Operation Babylift” at the end of the Vietnam War, is featured in this Spectrum News report from the 2019 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference. The story also includes comments from STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson.

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