Two-Day Therapy Retreat Helps Treat PTSD and Improve Relationships
Spectrum NewsSeptember 27, 2020
Couples therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) delivered during a weekend retreat reduced PTSD symptoms and increased relationship satisfaction in a recent study conducted for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP). Learn more about it in this edition of the Spectrum News interview program In Focus Texas, which features interviews with a couple who benefited from the therapy, as well as from CAP Director Alan Peterson.
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Fifth annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference goes virtual, opens registration
UT Health San AntonioSeptember 8, 2020
Registration is open for the fifth annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference, slated for Oct. 22-23, 2020. The conference will feature leaders in the field reporting advances in the assessment and treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder and co-occurring conditions. Pre-conference continuing education and clinical training opportunities are also available.
Dr. Katherine Dondanville talks on Cognitive Processing Therapy and PTSD
Sanity podcastAugust 28, 2020
STRONG STAR’s Katherine Dondanville, PsyD, discusses Cognitive Processing Therapy and posttraumatic stress disorder as a guest on the mental health-focused Sanity podcast.
New form of PTSD therapy could be game changer for military couples
News 4 San AntonioAugust 28, 2020
This story by News 4 San Antonio reports highly positive findings from a Consortium to Alleviate PTSD study with military and veteran couples evaluating a therapy to treat PTSD and improve relationships. The therapy was delivered to couples in a group format during a 2-day retreat.
Study shows promise for two-day therapy that treats PTSD and improves relationships
UT Health San AntonioAugust 24, 2020
Couples that include a partner with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may someday have access to a faster, more efficient therapy that treats the disorder and simultaneously improves their relationships.
Finding Love Again After PTSD: Intensive Group Couple Therapy for PTSD
Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research ProgramsAugust 19, 2020
Got PTSD? Try CPT How Cognitive Processing Therapy has changed the landscape of trauma care.
Psychology TodayMarch 2, 2020
STRONG STAR principal investigator Patricia Resick, PhD, ABPP, is featured in this Psychology Today piece about the leading therapy for PTSD that she developed, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and her work with STRONG STAR.
San Antonio doctor leads development of new sleep disorder guidelines
San Antonio Express-NewsFebruary 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.)
Doctor helps create first guideline to better sleep for military, veterans
KENS 5, San AntonioFebruary 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.
New Guidelines Address Management of Chronic Insomnia, OSA
Reuters HealthFebruary 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.)