National Guard Members Face Challenges in Seeking Help for PTSD
National Public RadioApril 23, 2015
National Guard personnel are more likely than active troops to suffer from PTSD months after a deployment. And one of the challenges of PTSD is that symptoms of war can appear long after returning home, like they did with Darryl Davidson, a National Guard member who served in Iraq.
University case study shows 60 percent drop in soldier suicide attempts
Stars and Stripes/Memphis Commercial AppealFebruary 27, 2015
A STRONG STAR-affiliated study recently provided hope in the effort to cure the national tragedy of military suicide. Soldiers at-risk for suicide who received short-term cognitive behavioral therapy were 60 percent less likely to attempt suicide than those who received standard treatment in military mental health clinics. (Link to story no longer available.)
The Fight Against Military Suicides
Texas Public RadioFebruary 26, 2015
With more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. saw an incredible spike in the number of suicides in its active-duty servicemen and women as well as veterans. STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, was a guest on the progam “The Source” to discuss the work of the consortium to prevent suicide and ease posttraumatic stress disorder.
SA doctor’s study shows decreased military suicide risk
KSAT-TV, San AntonioFebruary 13, 2015
Psychiatric diagnoses and suicide have skyrocketed among active duty military and veterans since 2001. A STRONG STAR-affiliated study recently reported that suicide decreased by 60 percent when individuals considered at-risk for suicide received a form of treatment called brief cognitive-behavioral therapy. (Link to story no longer available.)
Study Offers Hope in Preventing GI Suicides
San Antonio Express-NewsFebruary 13, 2015
STRONG STAR Consortium researchers were part of a breakthrough study finding that short-term cognitive behavioral therapy dramatically reduces suicide attempts among at-risk military personnel. The study found that soldiers receiving CBT were 60 percent less likely to make a suicide attempt during the 24-month follow-up than those receiving standard treatment. The results were published online on Feb. 13, 2015, by The American Journal of Psychiatry. The San Antonio Express-News interviewed STRONG STAR director Alan Peterson, PhD, ABPP, who was a co-investigator on the study. (Access to article may require paid subscription.)
Study finds that short-term psychological therapy dramatically reduces suicide attempts among at-risk soldiers
UT Health San Antonio news releaseFebruary 13, 2015
Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy dramatically reduces suicide attempts among at-risk military personnel, according to findings from a research study that included investigators from the STRONG STAR Consortium at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Local Treatment Hoping to Help Veterans with PTSD
Fox 29, KABB-TV, San Antonio, and News 4, WOAI-TV, San AntonioNovember 12, 2014
The STRONG STAR PTSD Consortium at the UT Health Science Center is a world leader in research aimed at improving prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder. A new study looks at ways to improve access to therapy by comparing traditional in-office treatment, with treatment delivered in the patient’s home either in-person or via video teleconference. (Link to story no longer available.)
Battling war’s psychological wounds
UT Health San AntonioNovember 12, 2014
Alan Peterson, Ph.D., ABPP, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, used his experience to build a world-class research network to improve prevention and treatment of combat-related PTSD. (Link to story no longer available.)
“Redeployment” by Phil Klay and the Responsibility of Wartime Storytelling
The Rivard ReportOctober 31, 2014
The STRONG STAR Consortium partnered with the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics and the Health Science Center Libraries to present Marine-turned-author Phil Klay on Thursday Oct. 30 at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
UT Health Science Center San Antonio to study alternatives to pain medication for returning vets
Texas Public RadioSeptember 26, 2014
Dr. Donald McGeary of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will use a $2.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch a new STRONG STAR-affiliated research study investigating a novel treatment for veterans with chronic pain. The treatment involves an integrated program to improve physical function and decrease rates of opioid use among combat veterans with multiple injuries.