Troops afflicted with PTSD, alcoholism
News 4, San AntonioJuly 26, 2013
Dr. John Roache at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio is leading a one-of-a-kind study for veterans on the treatment of PTSD and alcoholism. News4 San Antonio tells more about the study, and a South Texas veteran shares his story of recovery. (Link to story no longer available.)
Life after trauma: Going back on duty a delicate process for officers involved in shootings
KENS-TV, San AntonioJuly 18, 2013
Going back to work after job-related trauma can be difficult for peace officers. In light of recent traumatic experiences involving peace officers in San Antonio, KENS-TV5 reached out to UT Health Science Center San Antonio faculty member, clinical psychologist, and STRONG STAR collaborator Dr. Donald McGeary to learn more about the type of support law enforcement officers need to help them cope effectively. (Link to story no longer available.)
Clinical Study to Determine PTSD Therapy’s Effectiveness
Randolph WingspreadJune 28, 2013
Joint Base San Antonio medical facilities are partnering with STRONG STAR on an innovative research trial bringing cutting-edge PTSD treatment into the primary care setting. JBSA-Randolph describes the study and highlights its participation in the June 28, 2013, issue of its weekly newspaper, the Randolph Wingspread. (Link to story no longer available.)
Civilian PTSD Treatments for Active Duty
KCEN-TV, Central TexasJune 19, 2013
For PTSD Awareness Month, KCEN-TV highlights STRONG STAR PTSD treatment programs being offered at Ft. Hood and Central Texas. (Link to story no longer available.)
CDP Blog: An interview with Dr. Alan Peterson
Center for Deployment PsychologyJune 11, 2013
Dr. Diana Dolan, a STRONG STAR collaborating investigator and deployment behavioral health psychologist with the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), sat down with STRONG STAR Consortium Director Dr. Alan Peterson to get a clinician’s perspective on the cutting-edge research underway with STRONG STAR and future directions of the newly funded STRONG STAR Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. Her interview is posted on the blog of the CDP, a STRONG STAR partnering organization.
New study to treat PTSD, alcoholism
KSAT-TV, San AntonioMay 15, 2013
It is common for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder to experience co-occurring problems with alcohol abuse as they seek ways to alleviate their PTSD symptoms. Dr. John Roache, a STRONG STAR investigator at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is attempting to treat both conditions concurrently in one of the first research studies of its kind. Study findings are expected to help clinicians tailor treatment to best meet patient needs. (Link to story no longer available.)
Serving Those Who Serve: New Hope for PTSD Research Comes with Enterprising Doctoral Program in San Antonio
Ovations MagazineJanuary 22, 2013
Read about STRONG STAR’s collaboration with a new doctoral program in San Antonio designed to train psychologists to provide the best available care to service members and veterans while helping the military and VA advance research on evidence-based treatments for PTSD.
STRONG STAR Insomnia Study Featured on “Fort Hood Spotlight”
Fort Hood Radio/Fort Hood Public Affairs OfficeJuly 3, 2012
“Fort Hood Spotlight” host Julia Connor sits down with Dr. Daniel Taylor, associate professor of psychology at the University of North Texas, to learn about his STRONG STAR-affiliated study at Fort Hood on the treatment of insomnia. The two discuss factors that can lead to or aggravate insomnia, particularly among service members who have deployed. Dr. Taylor also describes how a type of psychological treatment called “cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia” works and how it can have lasting benefits on sleep. He explains that his study is comparing the benefits of in-person versus Internet-based treatment, and what Fort Hood Soldiers can do if they are interested in study participation.
STRONG STAR: A Beacon of Hope for Service Members with PTSD
FUTURE magazine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of MedicineMarch 29, 2012
For service members like U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sean Brack, STRONG STAR offers an opportunity to heal from the psychological wounds of war, maintain a productive military career, and restore the joy found in day-to-day family life. His powerful story of recovery is one that STRONG STAR investigators hope to recreate time and time again as they take the leading PTSD treatments from the civilian world, tailor and deliver them to our brave men and women in uniform, and evaluate their effectiveness with combat-related PTSD.
Road to War Also the Path to Recovery: Faculty member’s tour of duty leads to help for service members with PTSD
FUTURE magazine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of MedicineMarch 29, 2012
For Lt Col Alan Peterson, a 2004 tour of duty in Iraq as an Air Force psychologist highlighted why PTSD is a signature wound of the war on terror; showed that PTSD can be successfully treated in theater; and served as the inspiration for a world-class PTSD research consortium he would form after he retired from the military and joined the faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.