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Interview with Dr. Don McGeary: Study shows success with cognitive behavioral therapy for post-traumatic headache in veterans

Federal News Network WFED-AM 1500

July 18, 2022

Listen here to a radio segment explaining groundbreaking study findings by the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD recently published in JAMA Neurology and an interview with lead investigator Dr. Don McGeary of The University of Texas Health Science Center. Cognitive behavioral therapy for post-traumatic headache, or headache that follows a brain injury, showed great success in reducing headache-related disability among military veterans, and it also was as effective for co-occurring symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a leading PTSD therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral, Processing Therapies Show Favorable Results in Comorbid Posttraumatic Headache, PTSD Symptoms

NeurologyLive

July 15, 2022

NeurologyLive published this story with findings from a study led by Donald McGeary, PhD, for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. The study found that cognitive behavioral therapy for post-traumatic headache, or headache that follows a brain injury, showed great success in reducing headache-related disability among military veterans, and also was as effective for co-occurring symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a leading PTSD therapy.

CBT may improve comorbid posttraumatic headache, PTSD

MDedge

July 5, 2022

This news story by MDedge reports on findings by Consortium to Alleviate PTSD investigators on the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for post-traumatic headache in reducing headache-related disability and PTSD symptoms in military veterans with traumatic brain injury.

New therapy significantly reduces headache disability, post-traumatic stress after brain injury, study finds

UT Health San Antonio

June 27, 2022

The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It also reduced co-occurring symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comparably to a gold-standard PTSD treatment.

Moreover, the innovative treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Headache (CBTH), was appealing to patients, showing low drop-out rates, and is easy for therapists to learn and deliver, increasing its potential to be broadly disseminated and to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of service members and veterans.

Those findings were reported today in JAMA Neurology byDon McGeary, PhD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and his fellow investigators with the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. 

Experts answer questions about sleep disorders and the health-related issues

Texas Public Radio

May 10, 2022

STRONG STAR investigator and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio professor Vincent Mysliewic, MD, was part of an expert panel on Texas Public Radio’s “The Source” discussing sleep disorders and related health issues.

Written Exposure Therapy: An Efficient and Effective Treatment for PTSD

Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

February 18, 2022

Denise M. Sloan, PhD, of the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University School of Medicine, writes about her STRONG STAR-affiliated study that found Written Exposure Therapy to be as effective as Cognitive Processing Therapy in treating PTSD, and with more patients completing treatment.

Fort Hood study shows writing therapy is highly effective treatment for PTSD

Texas Public Radio

January 15, 2022

Texas Public Radio reported on a STRONG STAR-affiliated study finding that a brief PTSD therapy in which patients write about their trauma is as effective as a leading talk therapy.

Brief writing therapy effective as treatment for military members with PTSD, study shows

UT Health San Antonio

January 11, 2022

A brief, five-session treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) called Written Exposure Therapy is as effective as a longer, gold-standard treatment for military service members, a new study shows.

Equine Therapy: Horses Help Veterans Struggling With PTSD

HealthDay News

September 1, 2021

UT Health San Antonio adjunct professor and STRONG STAR investigator Dr. Stephen Stern provided expert comment on this story about equine therapy for PTSD.

San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference accepting registrations, again goes virtual

UT Health San Antonio

August 26, 2021

UT Health San Antonio issued this news release announcing the opening of registration for the 2021 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference.

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