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Comparative study of PTSD treatments finds encouraging symptom improvement
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31703
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychology , psychiatry , combat stress reaction , clinical psychology , crisis intervention , medicine
Newly published research has helped to fill a gap in the comparative analysis of widely used treatments for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans, finding similar efficacy between a psychotherapy and a medication intervention. The findings should assure professionals in treatment programs that work with veterans that they have multiple effective clinical tools at their disposal.