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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. PTSD impacts millions of people in the United States. According to the National Center for PTSD, a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about seven or eight of every 100 people will experience PTSD in their lifetime.”

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Rethinking the sufficient dose needed for PTSD treatment

Society of Clinical Psychology

Denise Sloan and Brian Marx discusses findings from a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry that compares the effectiveness of a brief exposure-based therapy for PTSD with Cognitive Processing Therapy with implications for finding the ‘right treatment dose’ for reducing symptoms. Watts et al.). 2012; Nacasch et al.,

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Emotional Support Animal Massachusetts: Know The Laws 2023

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Psychiatric service dogs are still within the definition of a service animal. Therefore, your psychiatric service dog can still accompany you in the cabin. Military veterans who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can also find significant benefits in having an emotional support animal as a companion.

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Emotional Support Animal Massachusetts: Know The Laws 2023

Blurt It Out

Psychiatric service dogs are still within the definition of a service animal. Therefore, your psychiatric service dog can still accompany you in the cabin. Military veterans who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can also find significant benefits in having an emotional support animal as a companion.

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Emotional Support Animal Massachusetts: Know The Laws 2023

Blurt It Out

Psychiatric service dogs are still within the definition of a service animal. Therefore, your psychiatric service dog can still accompany you in the cabin. Military veterans who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can also find significant benefits in having an emotional support animal as a companion.

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News Items – April 1, 2022

Social Workers Speak

With some of the clients I see the eating disordered behaviors, the self harming, the obsessive compulsive type of behaviors. Kate Morris is a member: Does Vermont have enough eating disorder treatment for youth? Dawn Cooperstein is a member: Navigating Intimate Relationships with Complex PTSD. has increased dramatically.

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How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan

Relias

These can include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more. Those experiencing PTSD following a disaster will exhibit different symptoms. The link between trauma and healthcare needs. In fact, 15% of individuals who have lived through a natural disaster are diagnosed with depression or anxiety.