RESTORE LIVES Center Research on Accelerated Resolution Therapy Featured in the News
USF College of Nursing Associate Professor, Executive Director of the College of Nursing Research Center and RESTORE LIVES principal investigator Kevin Kip, PhD, FAHA talks on camera with News Channel 8.
Research involving the use of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is just one of five studies investigating state-of-the art therapies to help service members and veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan heal from symptoms of combat exposure such as post traumatic stress and mild traumatic brain injury as part of the Research to Improve Emotional Health and Quality of Life among Service Members with Disabilities (RESTORE LIVES) Center at the University of South Florida College of Nursing.
The University of South Florida College of Nursing’s RESTORE LIVES Center research on Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) was recently featured in the news:
Could eye movements be key to PTSD treatment?
Tampa Bay Online (TBO.com)
A Possible Cure for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
News Channel 8
On Armed Services Day, Help For Those Considering Suicide
Command Post Tampa Blog
P.T.S.D.
Bay News 9
USF offers new PTSD therapy to veterans
USF Oracle
The ART method is intended to help clients bring problems to a quick and effective resolution. The client uses back-and-forth eye movements, which integrate activities in the left and right sides of the brain, as their thoughts are focused by the psychological therapist. The revolutionary intervention employs a technique known as Voluntary Memory/Image Replacement, in which the client can replace a negative memory with a positive memory of their choice, or reinterpret the memory. Studies with non-veterans have shown that clients were able to resolve memories of painful or disturbing experiences in just one or two therapy sessions, and the RESTORE LIVES researchers will evaluate whether veterans experience this same level of benefit.
USF College of Nursing Associate Professor, Executive Director of the College of Nursing Research Center and RESTORE LIVES principal investigator Kevin Kip, PhD, FAHA, and Assistant Professor and College of Nursing Military Liaison, Carrie Elk, PhD discuss P.T.S.D and Accelerated Resolution Therapy on camera with Bay News 9.
Related stories:
Nursing Gets $2.1M Grant for RESTORE LIVES Center
Dean’s Spotlight on USF Nursing
PURE HEROES: Restoring Lives
USF Magazine, Winter 2011, Vol.53, no.1
ENGAGE WITH US!