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.
Wal-Mart Therapy Tried as Pentagon Copes With Traumatized Troops
Bloomberg NewsMarch 8, 2012
It’s been called by different names – and some suggest changing the name again – but posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continues to be a psychological wound of war for many of our troops. This Bloomberg article looks at this signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how the U.S. military is responding. Among the efforts highlighted is STRONG STAR, a PTSD research consortium funded by the Department of Defense, which is taking the leading civilian treatments for PTSD, tailoring them to meet the needs of our men and women in uniform, and evaluating their efficacy with combat-related PTSD. (Access to story requires paid subscription.)
Screening Soldiers for Propensity to PTSD
ElementsFebruary 15, 2012
What makes some people for susceptible to PTSD and others resilient against it? This in-depth feature by the science news Web site Elements includes an interview with STRONG STAR investigator Douglas Williamson, PhD, about his study examining genetic and environmental influences on PTSD susceptibility. (Link to story no longer available.)
Military Matters: The Search for a PTSD Cure
KCEN-TV, Central TexasFebruary 5, 2012
Can PTSD be cured? Many people have doubts, but KCEN-TV news anchor Doug Currin talks with STRONG STAR Consortium Director, Dr. Alan Peterson, about ongoing studies with treatments that hold great promise for helping service members recover from the invisible wounds of war. (Link to story no longer available.)
Researcher Seeks Better Understanding of PTSD in Soldiers Returning from War
Texas Public RadioJanuary 6, 2012
According to research, with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands of veterans are left to suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. But a study is trying to get to the bottom of better understanding PTSD and how patients can be helped. (Link to story no longer available.)
PTSD Study Reaches Out to Fort Hood Soldiers
YNN-TV, WacoJanuary 4, 2012
Thanks to new research, Fort Hood soldiers can get help for posttraumatic stress disorder and improve understanding of how best to treat PTSD among active duty service members. The research now underway is driven by a multidisciplinary partnership called STRONG STAR led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. (Link to story no longer available.)
Stressed out rats help San Antonio scientists study PTSD
KENS-TV, San AntonioDecember 15, 2011
Posttraumatic stress disorder affects thousands of troops. Now, San Antonio scientists are using a new approach to find ways to help people suffering from this disabling problem, as they look at the biology of PTSD and the role that early life stressors play in its development. (Link to story no longer available.)
Studies at Fort Hood Target PTSD
Killeen Daily HeraldSeptember 19, 2011
A committee with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences visited Fort Hood Sept. 15-16 to learn about the post’s research on the treatment of PTSD, and they learned that STRONG STAR makes Fort Hood the top military installation in the country for this vital effort. (Link to story no longer available.)