USF Public Health awarded Army contract to train military clinicians in treatment of PTSD
Tampa, FLA (July 6, 2016) – The University of South Florida College of Public Health has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and […]
USF Health psychiatrist comments on community healing after traumatic events [video]
In the aftermath of a the recent mass shooting at an Orlando night club, Glenn Currier, MD, MPH, chair of the USF Health Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral […]
PTSD therapy studied at USF College of Nursing receives official recognition by federal registry
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) classified as an effective therapy for PTSD and depression from SAMHSA program Tampa, FL (Nov. 24 2015) – Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a brief […]
USF study of innovative therapy for PTSD expands to military sexual trauma
The USF College of Nursing leads research on a novel technique to alleviate veterans’ symptoms of combat-related and military sexual trauma. By Saundra Amrhein On a recent spring […]
New brief therapy eases symptoms of combat-related psychological trauma, USF Nursing study shows [VIDEO]
The research suggests Accelerated Resolution Therapy may be an option for veterans who do not respond optimally to conventional therapies endorsed by the Department of Defense and VA […]
USF College of Nursing Partners with Scotland’s University of Stirling to Study Innovative PTSD Therapy for Veterans
USF Nursing extends Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) internationally after showing promising results in the United States Tampa, FL (Sept. 12, 2013) – The University of South Florida College of […]
Low doses of psychedelic drug erases conditioned fear in mice
The USF researchers unexpected finding has implications for treatment of PTSD and related disorders Low doses of a psychedelic drug erased the conditioned fear response in mice, suggesting […]
Accelerated Resolution Therapy shows dramatic reductions in PTSD symptoms, USF Nursing study reports
August 1, 2012 (Tampa, FL) – Researchers at the University of South Florida College of Nursing have shown that brief treatments with Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) substantially reduce […]
USF Nursing presents research on innovative therapy to USSOCOM Care Coalition
More than 250 business, organization and community leaders, healthcare providers, and special operations leadership attended the annual United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Care Coalition Conference May 29 through June 1 at MacDill Air […]
USF awarded $1.57 M to study TBI, other battlefield-related conditions
The Department of Defense grant may lead to better treatments, readjustment skills for veterans Tampa, FL (Jan. 31, 2012) – The University of South Florida has received a $1.57 […]