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What You Should Know About Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
In the May 2013 issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest, Edna Foa and colleagues explore the challenges in disseminating evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress. Here are some important facts about effective treatments for
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Most Effective PTSD Therapies Are Not Being Widely Used, Researchers Find
Clinical research has identified certain psychological interventions that effectively ameliorate the symptoms of PTSD, although most people struggling with the disorder don’t receive those treatments, according to a scientific review.
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Kristin Schneider
United States Department of Defense www.linkedin.com/pub/kristin-schneider/21/933/b9a What does your research focus on? I conduct population-level longitudinal mental and behavioral health research studies for the United States Air Force. The focus of my research is on
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What About the Victim: The Steubenville Rape Victim’s Recovery
TIME: How does public exposure affect recovery from a very private, traumatic experience? … We do know that the more severe the traumatic experience is, the more severe the reaction will be,” says Edna Foa
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The Military as Microcosm
The United States military may be a unique institution, but it is also a microcosm of society as a whole — especially when it comes to health care. The treatment of soldiers, their families, and
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Why Some Soldiers Develop PTSD While Others Don’t
Pre-war vulnerability is just as important as combat-related trauma in predicting whether veterans’ symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be long-lasting, according to new research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the
