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2024 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference opens registration, features compelling line-up
$17 million goes to local researchers studying military PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, suicide
STRONG STAR Consortium secures $17 million in DOD research funding for brain injuries, PTSD and more
UT Kind: UTHSA psychologist’s heroic work with veterans is personal
The University of Texas SystemJune 29, 2023
As part of UT Kind – a newly launched series of short videos that spotlight inspiring students, faculty, staff and alumni from UT institutions — The University of Texas System features STRONG STAR research therapist and co-investigator Tabatha Blount, PhD. Dr. Blount’s work with military members and veterans as a trauma-focused psychologist at UT Health San Antonio is personal. Raised in a military family and married to a serviceman, she is committed to helping those who serve overcome the challenges of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her passionate and impactful work with struggling service members and veterans recently earned Dr. Blount recognition as a “Health Care Hero” by the San Antonio Business Journal.
New Intensive Therapies Available to Treat Combat PTSD
GiddyJune 1, 2023
Citing recent research led by Dr. Alan Peterson and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, this Giddy article describes what PTSD is, how common it is, and how intensive treatment with Prolonged Exposure therapy can help lead to recovery.
Podcast #26: Racial Stress and Trauma
PTSD Bytes, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMay 9, 2023
Everyone responds to racism differently, and reactions can include anxiety, depression, and even PTSD. STRONG STAR collaborator Dr. Brittany Hall-Clark discusses racial stress and trauma and shares how to heal from trauma while living in a world where racism still exists. Learn about different types of treatment for race-based stress, and tools to empower you to cope.
Insomnia, Sleep Apnea. When Is It Time to Talk to A Doctor?
Chronic: Life With Never-Ending PainApril 25, 2023
On this episode of ‘Chronic’, we talk about all things sleep with sleep expert Vincent Mysliwiec. Mysliwiec is a professor of research and the director of sleep medicine at the STRONG STAR research unit at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. His expertise is with sleep disorders experienced by those in the military. We talk about ways to combat insomnia and sleep apnea, painsomnia and the importance of quality sleep.
Patricia Resick Co-Authors Book on Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
Duke University School of MedicineApril 14, 2023
Congratulations to STRONG STAR collaborators and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) experts Patricia Resick, PhD (therapy developer), Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, and Stefanie LoSavio on their new book that aims to make front-line PTSD treatment available and accessible to all who need it. They recently published “Getting Unstuck from PTSD: Using Cognitive Processing Therapy to Guide Your Recovery,” the first self-help workbook for CPT, a leading, evidence-based treatment for civilians and military/veterans with PTSD. Learn more and access the publisher’s website in this news release by Duke University School of Medicine.
More gun control, no energy drinks: Military suicides are down, but experts say it’s not enough
San Antonio Express-NewsApril 6, 2023
STRONG STAR Director Alan Peterson, PhD, and other experts are quoted in this article reporting on a recent decline in military suicide numbers.
Suicide rates among veterans are 1.5 times higher than the general population
Texas Public Radio - The SourceJanuary 19, 2023
STRONG STAR Director Dr. Alan Peterson joined host David Martin Davies on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” to talk about veterans mental health issues, including the higher suicide rates among this population. As a hopeful part of the discussion, Dr. Peterson explained recent study findings by the consortium showing a major advancement in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, a signature psychological wound of war. Listen to the audio of that show here.
Study: Combat veterans can overcome PTSD in three weeks with intensive treatment
Texas Public RadioJanuary 19, 2023
Military reporter Carson Frame with Texas Public Radio reports on our consortium’s research findings that are a big step in combat-related-PTSD treatment.
Two Short-Term Exposure Therapies Linked to PTSD Reductions
MedscapeJanuary 11, 2023
Medscape reporter Eve Bender looks at Consortium to Alleviate PTSD study findings evaluating two condensed, outpatient formats of delivering Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy to service members and veterans with PTSD, one with full-time PE delivered daily for three weeks, and one in a similar format with eight therapeutic enhancements. Both formats led to clinically meaningful symptom improvement in about two-thirds of study participants and long-term remission of PTSD diagnosis in more than half.
Major headway made in treating combat-related PTSD
KSAT-12 NewsJanuary 10, 2023
KSAT-12 News reporter Leigh Waldman interviews UT Health San Antonio investigators about Consortium to Alleviate PTSD study findings that show major strides in quickly and effectively treating combat-related PTSD.