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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. 1 Although PTSD has commonly been associated with the military and veteran populations, it affects people of all ages, communities, gender, and social economic background. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several effective treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exist, yet nearly half of patients continue to have significant symptomatology after receiving them (e.g., These approaches have been shown to be effective in anxiety disorders (e.g., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(4), 706-712. Hembree, E.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

For access to services, we compared the demographic makeup of our clinic to that of people with mental disorders in Leon County. In our paper published in The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , we found that although therapeutic outcomes (i.e., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90 (10), 837–849.

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Roadmap toward a neuromodulatory treatment for PTSD and anxiety

Society of Clinical Psychology

by Nicholas L Balderston Anxiety disorders are among the most diagnosed classes of mental disorders with 1 in 5 individuals meeting criteria for an anxiety disorder within a given year in the US (Kessler & Chiu, 2005). 2007a), obsessive compulsive disorder (Carmi et al., 2019), and smoking cessation (Zangen et al.,

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Rethinking the sufficient dose needed for PTSD treatment

Society of Clinical Psychology

She is an expert on psychosocial interventions for traumatic stress disorders and has a specific interest in efficient treatment approaches for PTSD. Marx has written over 150 articles and chapters on the topic of traumatic stress disorders. Military Medicine, 178 , 939-944. Psychiatric Services, 65 , 997-1004.

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