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FREE TREATMENT STUDY FOR PTSD - OEF/OIF/OND COMBAT VETERANS
Call today: 404-712-9788
Emory University is offering, free of charge, a 6-12 week treatment study of PTSD using virtual reality exposure therapy.
Eligibility: OEF/OIF/OND Combat Veterans
You must also be age 21 to 65 and medically healthy, be willing to take study medications (low-dose corticosteroid) and be willing to wear a virtual reality headset.
To learn more or to participate, please call 404-712-9788
About PTSD
People with PTSD often feel haunted by their trauma memories. They have trouble sleeping, may have nightmares, often have strong startle reactions, problems with anger, and may avoid certain places or activities (for example, large crowds or watching war movies) that make them feel anxious. Very often, PTSD also impacts personal relationships.
About the Study Treatment
We are offering, free of charge, a 6-12 week treatment study using virtual reality exposure therapy combined with either dexamethasone (low-dose corticoid steroid) or placebo (taken the night before each treatment session only). Sessions are scheduled once per week at Emory Executive Park offices in metro Atlanta.
Please note: You would not be eligible to participate if you are currently alcohol or drug dependent, as this would interfere with the therapy. If you are consistently experiencing suicidal thoughts or suffer from Bipolar Disorder, this study would not meet your needs.
Even if this is not the right treatment option for you now, please contact us for referrals for alcohol/drug treatment, or for other mental health treatment options. Help is available! Please call us at 404-712-9788.
Braves to Celebrate the US Army's 239th birthday & benefit Braveheart
On Friday June 13th, the Braves play the Angels at Turner Field. Members of Braveheart will be in attendance, and the commemerative jerseys worn during the game will be auctioned off with proceeds helping support the efforts of Braveheart.
So come out to celebrate our military and root for the Bravos!
From the War Zone to the Home Front II
From the War Zone to the Home Front II is a free 9-part, live, interactive, on-line training series presented by the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD. It is meant for community primary care and mental health providers including physicians, psychologists, nurses, and clinical social workers.
EVENT: BOOTS ON THE GROUND NATIONAL OUTREACH INITIATIVE KICKOFF
WHAT: Vet Centers Readjustment Counseling Service-With Mobile Vet Center
on Site, in conjunction with VA Office of Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs Outreach Event
WHEN: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 @ 10:30 AM till approximately 1200 PM/Noon
WHERE: Campus of Georgia Tech on the Tech Walkway North
WHY: Raise Vets Awareness of the Care and Benefits They have Earned
OEF/OIF/OND Veterans Treatment Opportunity
Are you a Veteran located near Atlanta, GA experiencing repeated unwanted memories, nightmares, nervousness, difficulty concentrating, jumpiness, sleep problems, or anxiety? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study involving Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Contact Liza Zwiebach at 404.727.8964 or [email protected] for more information.
Emory Vet to Climb Everest for Veterans' Health
Nicholas Gibson, a physician assitant (PA) student here at Emory University, will climb Mt. Everest in the Spring of 2013. A Veteran himself, having served as a medic and Parachute Jumper, Gibson will be climbing Everest as part of the USAF 7 Summits Challenge. This initiative seeks to honor our country's wounded warriors and those soldiers who lost their lives serving their country.
Gibson hopes that climbs such as this can raise awareness for Veteran's health issues, in particular PTSD, a passionate issue for Gibson. In collaboration with our team at Braveheart, Gibson hopes to increase awareness and medical education about PTSD within the Emory and physician's assistant communities. He especially hopes to see training and education about PTSD incorporated into PA programs in the future. Learn more about Nick and his upcoming climb at Emory University's page.
PTSD Treatment Options At No Cost
Emory University Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program offers PTSD treatment options for eligible Veterans and their spouses/partners through several research protocols at no cost. These services include: - Individual treatment for Veterans in the Metro Atlanta area (for more information, click here.)
- Spouse/partner educational support groups in the Metro Atlanta area
For more information, please contact the BraveHeart Clinical Care Coordinator: 404-727-8964
PTSD Treatment study for OEF/OIF Veterans
Are you a Veteran who served in OIF/OEF and is experiencing PTSD symptoms? You may be interested in a research study being conducted at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence in Bethesda, Maryland. For more information, contact Patti Taylor at 240.507.6339.
Obama introduces new programs for Veterans
On August 12th, President Obama outlined a new plan for dealing with issues facing Veterans and the VA. The changes include: - Creating the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD
- Funding research on TBIs
- Reducing the VA claims backlog (already down 20% since March 2013)
- Creating a government-schools joint effort to help Veterans succeed in college
Our Newest Service: STAR Behavioral Health Program (SBHP)
To address the needs of our Service members, Veterans, and Families we have formed a partnership with the Georgia National Guard, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities, Center for Deployment Psychology, and the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University to pilot the Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP) in Georgia. The SBHP program will provide training to behavioral health providers in military-specific culture and disseminate empirically-supported treatments for PTSD. The program will offer an online registry of these specially trained providers to serve as a resource for Service Members, Veterans and their Families in Georgia.
Seeking Veterans for PTSD Treatment Study in Washington D.C. Area
BraveHeart is seeking participants for a research study comparing different treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder. We are collaborating with the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (at the former site of Walter Reid Army Medical Center) in Bethesda, Maryland. If you are an OEF, OIF, or OND Veteran with a combat-related PTSD diagnosis, you may be eligible. Interested participants in the Bethesda and D.C. areas can call 240-507-6339 for more information. Treatment will be provided at no cost.
Retired Lt. Colonel talks about getting treatment for PTSD
Click here to see an interview with a Veteran as he shares his experience with getting help for PTSD. After serving four tours of duty, Ret. Lt. Col Jon O'Brien realized he needed help in dealing with symptoms associated with his war time experience. He sought care with one of our collaborators at NY Presbyterian and received treatment for his PTSD. Ret Lt. Col Jon O'Brien talks here about overcoming the stigma associated with PTSD and how he was able to get his life back.
Emory Law School Starts Free Legal Clinic for Veterans
Founded by students with the support of Emory University School of Law faculty, a new volunteer, pro-bono legal clinic will offer an array of free legal services. As many returning Veterans struggle in adapting back to civilian life, this free law clinic will hope to provide a safety net for Veterans looking to get back on their feet. Free legal representation will be provided for disability benefit claims, particularly for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress, as well as appeal hearings. Click here to learn more about this exciting new program.
Braves Visit With Georgia National Guard
We were on hand for the Braves' visit to military service-members in Marietta on January 31st. What a great surprise to see young stars of the team including new Braves outfielder B.J. Upton, Jason Heyward, Mike Minor, and Eric O'Flaherty! The players along with manager Fredi Gonzalez and GM Frank Wren were on hand to hang out with Georgia National Guard members and sign autographs. Click here for photos from the event as the Braves continue their pre-season caravan tour of the South.
Pets for Vets
Based here in Atlanta, a partnership between the Buckhead Rotary Club and the Urban Pet Project shelter seeks to match Veterans with a canine friend. The Buckhead Rotary Club's twenty thousand dollar grant to the shelter allows the program to be free to all Veterans and seeks to particularly help those Veterans with physical or emotional injuries, such as post-traumatic stress or also commonly referred to as PTSD.
Working to Prevent PTSD
When most people hear the term "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder," they automatically think of the military, but PTSD doesn't discriminate.
Anyone can develop the condition.
Researchers at Emory University are looking at trauma patients who never stepped foot on a battlefield with the hope of preventing PTSD from developing.
Speedy intervention may stop PTSD before it begins
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 (PTSR).
A study published online in the June, 2012, journal Biological Psychiatry, and conducted by Barbara Rothbaum, and her team, shows that a modified form of prolonged exposure therapy initiated within hours of a trauma reduces posttraumatic stress reactions and depression. Exposure therapy is a type of behavioral therapy in which a survivor confronts anxiety about a traumatic event by reliving it.
Emory and Atlanta Braves celebrate first anniversary of BraveHeart
This Memorial Day, Emory University and the Atlanta Braves will celebrate the first year of BraveHeart: Welcome Back Veterans Southeast Initiative at Turner Field with a visit from retired Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and current CEO of One Mind for Research. Chiarelli will throw out the ceremonial first pitch after the ball has been delivered to the mound by the Army parachute team, Silver Wings.
Barbara Rothbaum, PhD, director of Emory University School of Medicine's Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program and PTSD researcher, leads the BraveHeart Initiative, which was created to serve the Veterans and their families who reside in the Southeast region of the United States.
Walking wounded: New research is helping Veterans
As members of the U.S. military, they've driven Humvees through desert roads laced with buried explosive devices. They've spent years away from family and home, living in cramped tents, barracks, or submarines. They've followed orders to search out those who would like nothing better than to see them dead.
If they are lucky enough to survive, they get called heroes. But sometimes acting heroically can take a psychological toll. That's where Emory's Barbara Rothbaum and Ursula Kelly come into play. They are leading research that explores what it takes to help new generations of Veterans adapt emotionally once they've physically returned home.
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