Military/Veterans

CWRU study finds depression symptoms and emotional support impact PTSD treatment progress
Often while undergoing treatment, those suffering PTSD typically count on family and friends to help them through it. But advising individuals with PTSD to “toughen up” or “just get over it” can actually negatively impact these individuals and lead to a transient increase in depression, according to a new Case Western Reserve University psychology study.  The findings are reported in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology online article, “Depression Sudden Gains and Transient Depression Spikes During Treatment for PTSD.” Case Western Reserve University

Efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction on mood States of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
It was concluded that mindfulness-based stress reduction is a useful method to regulate the mood state in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have difficulties in mood and emotions in Kashan. Omidi A, Mohammadi A, Zargar F, Akbari H.  Arch Trauma Res. 2013 Winter;1(4):151-4.Epub 2013 Feb 1. PMID: 24396769

Veterans with traumatic brain injuries and combat-related challenges
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that among traumatic brain injury-diagnosed veterans treated by the Veterans Health Administration between 2009 and 2011, the majority had a clinician-diagnosed mental health disorder and approximately half had both post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain. MedicalXpress