The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program is celebrating the opening of new patient treatment and office space and the expansion of its healthcare services for veterans.
Emory's Veterans Program formally opened a new intensive outpatient treatment program for post-9/11 veterans at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 25. The program is a comprehensive, two-week treatment program that aims to reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while helping veterans re-engage in daily life and promoting physical and mental health and wellness.
The invisible wounds that injured soldiers struggle with have devastating long-term consequences on their health, yet too often they have difficulty seeking and getting timely and effective care. The Emory Veterans Program aims to change that.
On September 1, Emory Brain Health Center is launching a new program for veterans offering clinical care, research and education. Emory's Veterans Program will offer comprehensive care and treatment for post-9/11 veterans combining behavioral health care, including psychiatry, psychology and neurology, with rehabilitative medicine, wellness, and family support.
Clinical researchers in Emory's Veterans Program will study the use of virtual reality exposure therapy to treat people suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to military sexual trauma.
The Emory Healthcare Veterans Program has been selected by the national Wounded Warrior Project to participate in a first-of-its-kind national medical care network.
Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP, professor and associate vice chair of clinical research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine, was recently awarded the Paul A. Janssen Chair of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Emory researchers are working to uncover the biological underpinnings of anxiety, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder. By understanding the anatomy of fear, they hope to be able to better prevent and treat these disorders.
A new report from the Institute of Medicine advises a comprehensive, coordinated strategy to track the outcomes of treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder provided to service members and veterans by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
A randomized controlled clinical trial of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) found that shorter doses of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRE) reduces PTSD diagnoses and symptoms.
Researchers there are conducting a clinical trial using virtual reality to tackle fear of the not-so-friendly skies. Although virtual reality exposure therapy has been used before, researchers are adding a new twist. They want to see if this will prevent a relapse. Principal investigator Barbara Rothbaum, PhD, associate vice-chair of clinical research and professor in Emory's department of psychiatry, is a pioneer in the development of virtual reality therapy.
Researchers at Emory have begun recruiting participants for a clinical trial they hope will show that some incapacitating fears can be treated in a way that does not require medication and will be resistant to relapse.
For the first time, a behavioral intervention delivered to patients within hours of a traumatic event appears to be effective at reducing posttraumatic stress reactions.
Barbara Rothbaum, an expert in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, describes its symptoms and the various treatments currently available.
How Emory is helping veterans heal after the trauma of battle or military sexual assault.
Researchers at Emory University and two other institutions been awarded an $11 million Department of Defense grant to test two different types of therapy for the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).