This qualitative study explored the parenting and family experiences of partners to veterans with military-PTSD. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight female partners, caring for at least one child below the age of 18 years. Thematic analysis produced four primary themes around parenting, (...
In summary, service dogs can change the lives of veterans with PTSD for the better. The well-being of the veteran is improved, and the dog does not seem to be stressed by the work itself. Further research on the interaction betweenservice dogsand veterans with PTSD is important to improve ...
Veterans with PTSD benefit less from psychotherapy than other populations.We performed meta-analyses to identify psychotherapy efficacy predictors.Group-only therapy formats should not be used to treat PTSD.Exposure therapy and CPT are preferred above SMT and EMDR.Patients with low and high PTSD sympto...
Participants are 196 male veterans diagnosed with PTSD. We do not limit inclusion to combat-related trauma, instead veterans who meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD related to any trauma event are included. This broad inclusion of trauma type to leads to greater generalizability of the findings obtain...
Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who are also battling drug or alcohol problems face a higher risk of death, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System and the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
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Veterans withpost-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) may require treatment tailored to the unique nature of combat, military culture, and their individual circumstances, Rachel Yehuda, PhD, said at the annual meeting of the US Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress. ...
Recent studies assessing the neuropsychological effects of PTSD and/or remote mTBI suggest that there is negligible long-term cognitive dysfunction when those exaggerating cognitive deficits have been removed from analysis. We assessed cognitive functioning in Veterans with a current diagnosis of PTSD, his...
“Nudging Them Back to Reality”: Toward a Growing Public Acceptance of the Role Dogs Fulfill in Ameliorating Contemporary Veterans' PTSD Symptoms There is a long history of service dog usage to assist people with physical disabilities (e. g., dogs for the blind, deaf, and disabled). In com...
My name is Schade: I am a Vietnam Veteran with PTSD Prelude Forty years have passed since my deployment as a combat Marine in Vietnam. Like many Veterans of war, the 'Demons' have persisted to haunt me over a lifetime of tears, altered persona, and secretive fears. ...