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Prolonged exposure therapy aids recovery for PTSD patients
For active-duty service members suffering from PTSD and post-traumatic type symptoms, help is available at David Grant USAF Medical Center’s Mental Health Clinic at Travis Air Force Base, California.
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7/10
2018
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A peek behind the curtain: Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating, but there are therapies that can reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and help Airmen return to duty.
One of the most effective therapies, practiced by many Air Force mental health professionals, is prolonged exposure therapy.
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7/03
2018
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New post-traumatic stress research at USSOCOM, MacDill AFB
Medical professionals from United States Special Operations Command and the 6th Medical Group are partnering to provide a new, noninvasive treatment for post-traumatic stress at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
The treatment uses Magnetic Electroencephalogram Resonance Therapy (MeRT,) which is a modified version of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) and is currently being researched at the clinic.
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8/17
2017
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I lost my son: Airman turns tragedy into therapy through resilience
Following the unexpected death of her youngest son, Jeremiah, she became reckless. She was drinking daily and didn’t care whether she lived or died. It took a failed suicide attempt and court-ordered therapy for her life to change.
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2/22
2017
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