PTSD
Clinical Review
What is the Relation Between PTSD and Medical Conditions?
Although the relation between posttraumatic stress disorder and inflammation remains unclear, it is evident that many people with PTSD have...
Original Research
Reducing Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Older Veterans: A Direct-to-Consumer Educational Brochure
This quality improvement project used an educational brochure to help older veterans reduce their benzodiazepine use.
Government and Regulations
VA Funds Intimate Partner Violence Programs
The VA earmarks $17 million to support Intimate Partner Violence programs in VA facilities.
News
Are PTSD Responses Inherited or Acquired?
Researchers examine responses in the prefrontal cortexes of identical twins for neurologic PTSD differences....
Conference Coverage
Consider heterogeneous experiences among veteran cohorts when treating PTSD
NEW YORK - Veterans are not a homogeneous group; cohort and other individual factors should be considered when treating PTSD.
Clinical Review
Understanding, Assessing, and Conceptualizing Suicide Risk Among Veterans With PTSD
A thorough clinical interview combined with self-report measures can help gauge suicide risk.
News
Filling a Gender Gap in Research
Traumatic brain injury and PTSD research has been primarily male based, now the VA calls for women to donate their brains to science....
Commentary
Medical Marijuana Redux
There were so many developments that occurred in the first months of 2018 that could potentially affect federal health care...
New Therapies
Neuromodulation for Treatment-Refractory PTSD
Deep brain stimulation has been successful in treating Parkinson disease and essential tremor and is now reducing PTSD symptoms in the first...
News
VA is Trying New Ways to Treat TBI and PTSD
VA facilities are implementing new light-emitting methods to treat veterans with mild to moderate TBI and PTSD.