US Air Force veteran finds hope in suicide prevention therapy focusing on stress responses

KSAT-12 News
Oct 27, 2024

In this news story by KSAT-12, reporter Courtney Friedman sits down for conversations with U.S. Air Force veteran Nancy Dickinson and national suicide expert and STRONG STAR research collaborator Dr. Craig Bryan at the 9th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference. Dickinson, who shares how a non-combat role in medical operations nonetheless led to frequent combat-related exposures during deployment to Iraq, is happy to see treatment advances in military psychological health and encourages her peers to seek help as she did. Bryan discusses themes from his keynote address, including the need to adopt a paradigm shift in how we think about suicide risk and prevention. He also describes brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide and its efficacy in helping those who are at risk.

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