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American Psychological Association Praises Presidential Commission's Call for Improved Treatment for PTSD and Brain Injury for Returning Service Members
(07/27/07)

Exposure to Trauma Can Affect Brain Function in Healthy People Several Years After Event; May Increase Susceptibility to Mental Health Problems in the Future
(05/06/07)

Psychological Needs of Military Personnel and Their Families Are Increasing—Straining Military Health Care System, Reports APA Task Force
(02/25/07)

New Insurance Legislation Would End Discrimination Against People With Mental Health Disorders
(02/12/07)

Women Are Diagnosed With PTSD More than Men, Even Though They Encounter Fewer Traumatic Events, Says Research
(11/19/06)

Chronic Exposure to Stress Hormone Causes Anxious Behavior in Mice, Confirming the Mechanism by Which Long-Term Stress Can Lead to Mood Disorders
(04/16/06)

Monitor on Psychology
Military's growing mental health needs
(April 2008)

The lingering storm
(April 2008)

PTSD treatments grow in evidence, effectiveness
(January 2008)

PTSD treatments demand more study
(January 2008)

Helping families cope with PTSD
(January 2008)

Delayed reaction for returning troops
(January 2008)

Helping soldiers 'normalize' reactions to combat and deployment stress
(October 2007)

Overseas, but under care
(October 2007)

books & videos
A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma

Healing Trauma: The Power of Group Treatment for People With Intellectual Disabilities

Women and Victimization: Contributing Factors, Interventions, and Implications

Working With Children Who Have Experienced Neglect or Abuse (DVD or VHS)

Working With Men Survivors of Trauma and Abuse (DVD or VHS)

Working With Women Survivors of Trauma and Abuse (DVD or VHS)

After the Crash: Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Survivors of Motor Vehicle Accidents

EMDR for Trauma: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (VHS)

Ethnocultural Aspects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Issues, Research, and Clinical Applications

Personality-Guided Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Trauma and Health: Physical Health Consequences of Exposure to Extreme Stress

Trauma and Substance Abuse: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Comorbid Disorders

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Mood Changes in Response to Psychosocial Stress in Healthy Young Women: Effects of Pretreatment with Cortisol
(February 2007)

Why are Hispanics at Greater Risk for PTSD? Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
(May 2005)

Violence and Risk of PTSD, Major Depression, Substance Abuse/Dependence, and Comorbidity: Results From the National Survey of Adolescents
(August 2003)

Evaluating a Cognitive-Behavioral Group Treatment Program for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Psychological Services
(Summer/Fall 2004)

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