Talk therapy battles PTSD
Lampasas Dispatch RecordJanuary 31, 2017
This profile by the Lampasas Dispatch Record tells the story of how seeking help for his posttraumatic stress disorder helped Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Sean Brack recover. (Link to story no longer available.)
Groundbreaking PTSD study could lead to better treatment for soldiers
Austin American-StatesmanDecember 25, 2016
Reporter Jeremy Schwartz interviewed former PTSD patient Sean Brack, STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, and Principal Investigator Patricia Resick, PhD, for this story about a treatment study at Fort Hood with important findings that a leading civilian therapy also can help many active duty military service members suffering from posttraumatic stress. (Link to story no longer available.)
New study to test if writing can cure PTSD among S.A. service members
San Antonio Express-NewsDecember 19, 2016
This story by the San Antonio Express-News focuses on a STRONG STAR study in San Antonio testing writing as therapy for military service members with combat PTSD. (Access to story requires paid subscription.)
PTSD research from Fort Hood focuses on emotional examination
Waco Tribune-HeraldDecember 11, 2016
The Waco Tribune-Herald published this story about a groundbreaking STRONG STAR PTSD treatment study at Fort Hood. (Access to story requires paid subscription.)
Understanding PTSD, Debunking Stigmas Key in Finding Cure
Spectrum NewsDecember 7, 2016
Bob Delaney, former New Jersey state police officer and NBA referee, spoke at Fort Sam Houston in December 2016 about his struggle with PTSD after going undercover and infiltrating the mafia in the 1990s. His visit was part of the Army’s Ready and Resilient Campaign to help improve individual and unit performance. In their leadership roles with both the STRONG STAR Consortium and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, Drs. Alan Peterson and Stacey Young-McCaughan attended the event. Dr. Peterson was asked by a Spectrum News reporter covering the story to provide expert comment about PTSD and resilience.
Duke study shows therapy effective for military sufferers of PTSD
The News & Observer, Raleigh, NCNovember 28, 2016
The Raleigh, NC, News & Observer published this story based on findings from a STRONG STAR clinical trial that is the largest to evaluate a leading PTSD treatment with active-duty military members. (Access to story requires paid subscription.)
Pioneering Fort Hood study on PTSD treatment finds some healed
San Antonio Express-NewsNovember 24, 2016
Findings from a groundbreaking STRONG STAR study evaluating Cognitive Processing Therapy with active duty military with combat PTSD are detailed in this story by the San Antonio Express-News. (Access to story requires paid subscription.)
New Study Shows Effective Therapy for PTSD
Texas Public RadioNovember 23, 2016
Texas Public Radio aired this story about important findings from a STRONG STAR clinical trial testing Cognitive Processing Therapy for active duty military members with combat PTSD, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Local doctors make medical breakthrough in PTSD treatment
News 4, San AntonioNovember 23, 2016
WOAI-TV’s story on findings from a major STRONG STAR clinical trial testing a leading civilian therapy with active duty military members with combat PTSD features on-camera interviews with STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson and former combat PTSD sufferer Hakim Mathis. The story also aired on sister station FOX 29.
Study results hold promise for quick, lasting treatment for PTSD
Stars and StripesNovember 23, 2016
Findings published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, from a STRONG STAR study that was the largest clinical trial of a PTSD therapy with active duty military received coverage in Stars and Stripes, a newspaper providing news and information to the U.S. military community worldwide.