PTSD

The annual PTSD conference hosted by STRONG STAR and UT Health San Antonio highlighted women veteran and servicemember voices.

David Morilak, PhD, a professor of pharmacology and director of the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience at UT Health San Antonio, studies rats in an effort to understand the characteristics of stressful events that can lead to PTSD in humans.

Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling was a paratrooper during WWII. After the war, he wrote a short story inspired by the experience. It's now being published for the first time in The Strand.

The diagnosis of PTSD has evolved significantly since the Vietnam War, shifting from a condition primarily associated with combat veterans to a broader understanding that includes survivors of various traumatic experiences.

'We've seen women who have not gone outside the door in six months,' said Margaret Constantino, executive director of the Center for Refugee Services in San Antonio. 'How does anybody stay healthy in that kind of environment?'

Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resuming that work.

75 percent of the UT Health study participants saw a significant reduction in symptoms after testing a compressed form of prolonged exposure therapy.

Among the many people dealing with the trauma of the recent shooting in Uvalde, Texas are military veterans who live nearby.

A short-term writing treatment can be just as effective as cognitive processing therapy for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.

Some states and cities are trying to improve the quality of data on veteran suicide, which is often incomplete and years old.