Psychologist Pearl McGee-Vincent discusses medications for PTSD with Dr. Paul Holtzheimer, psychiatrist at the National Center for PTSD.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Vincent Orduña. Orduña served as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War.
His two passions in life are the Marine Corps and music. “My music gives me hope and offers me a chance to reach out to my fellow Veterans.”
Finding out what is truly important to you at your core and what you are good at are keys to success. However, this is not easy. Failure is part of that process. But once you find something that clicks, it’s an amazing feeling, and opportunities appear when you least expect them.
Clinical psychologist Pearl McGee-Vincent discusses cognitive processing therapy with Dr. Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, National Center for PTSD.
When asked about the overall quality of care HBPC-enrolled Veterans received during the last 30 days of life, 53% of family members gave an overall rating of "excellent," using the Bereaved Family Survey (BFS).
Vietnam Veteran gives Veterans free guitar and song writing lessons. He helped some with PTSD write their songs down and record their own album.
Dr. Sarah Martindale, a research scientist at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, and a member of VA’s Mid-Atlantic MIRECC (Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center), led the study. Dr. Jared Rowland, Dr. Anna Ord, and Lakeysha Rule, all of whom are also affiliated with the Salisbury VA and the Mid-Atlantic MIRECC, co-authored the paper.
In this episode of PTSD Bytes, Dr. Carmen McLean talks about prolonged exposure and the mobile app “PE Coach.”
Dr. Abigail Angkaw, San Diego VA, talks about evidence-based treatment for PTSD that reduces symptoms, in the latest PTSD Bytes episode.
Due to recent world events, Veterans may be feeling emotional distress as they may be reminded of their own deployment experiences.
Army Veteran Shilo Harris became an inspirational speaker, sharing his triumph over an IED explosion and becoming the first person to participate in extracellular stem cell regeneration.