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OLNEY, Md., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SPARTAN MEDICAL INC., a Veteran-Owned Small Business and provider of Virtual Reality Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment Technologies, announced today that their Iraq and Afghanistan Scenarios are available for national distribution. Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy was studied by the Department of Defense and has over a decade of clinical research and efficacy data. This national launch puts Spartan Medical at the...
OMAHA, Neb., May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At Ease USA (www.AtEaseUSA.org), a Nebraska organization dedicated to providing confidential post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care for military families, has launched a clinical trial of a promising new therapeutic intervention at Creighton University. The Creighton University study is the first trial in the United States, and one of only two trials in the world, testing the effectiveness of Attention Bias Modification Therapy...
U.S. Army researcher Maj. Gary H. Wynn, M.D., shared new analysis on why some Soldiers suffering from combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) never seek care or drop out of treatment early during a presentation today at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting. His presentation, "Epidemiology of Combat-Related PTSD in U.S. Service Members: Lessons Learned," also described the approaches the Army is using to address this issue and improve overall patient outcomes....
Image Credit: Photos.com --- Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com New findings from the Grady Trauma Project report that traumatized people who take a type of blood pressure medication often have less intense post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The results show that angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) could be used to help treat patients with PSTD. The study was conducted with over 5,000 low-income Atlanta residents who were...
SAN DIEGO, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey (ret), former U.S. Drug Czar and a commander in the Gulf War, will lead the keynote opening a San Diego national conference on veterans with substance abuse and mental health issues including PTSD. The event, the Foundations Recovery Network 35th national conference, is entitled, "Freedom and Recovery: Integrated Mental Health and Addiction Treatment for Veterans." The opening keynote is...
A new UCLA study, published in the current online edition of the Journal of Affective Disorders, may shed light on why some persons succumb to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while others who suffered the same ordeal do not The findings suggest that susceptibility to PTSD is inherited, which could offer doctors a fresh way of screening for and treating the disorder. Pinpointing genes connected with PTSD symptoms will help neuroscientists classify the disorder based on brain...
LOS ANGELES, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroSigma, Inc., a Los Angeles-based medical device company, is pleased to recognize the accomplishments of Antonio A.F. De Salles, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurosurgery and Head of the Stereotactic Surgery Division of the Department of Neurosurgery at UCLA, as one of the 2012 recipients of the Pioneer in Medicine Award from the Society of Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT). The Society is honoring Dr. De Salles with the award in...
Book sheds new light on post-traumatic stress disorder and its often devastating aftermath A new book by a University of New Hampshire researcher and Vietnam-era disabled veteran sheds new light on the long-term psychological trauma experienced by the coalition force in recent wars in the Gulf and Balkans that, when left untreated, can have deadly consequences. In his new book "War Trauma and its Aftermath: An International Perspective on the Balkan and Gulf Wars" (University Press of...
Recent news report shows that obtaining a post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis may be difficult for some Veterans, according to Parkersburg disability benefits lawyer Jan Dils of Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law, L.C. Parkersburg, WV (PRWEB) March 09, 2012 A recent news report highlights a problem faced by many Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, West Virginia Veterans’ benefits attorney Jan Dils said today. According to the Seattle Times, a team of forensic...
Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with mental health diagnoses, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder, are more likely to receive prescription opioid medications for pain-related conditions, have higher-risk opioid use patterns and increased adverse clinical outcomes associated with opioid use than veterans with no mental health diagnoses, according to a study in the March 7 issue of JAMA. Greater exposure to combat coupled with improvements in battlefield medicine and protective gear...
