Another study on PTSD being done at Fort Hood

Cause for concern right here.

"We know very little about what treatments work best for active duty military,” Dr. Alan Peterson, STRONG STAR Director, said. “There have been studies on civilians and a little bit on already discharged veterans, but we don't know the best treatments to use in the military right now."

This is 40 years after studies started on Vietnam Veterans. Don't you think they should have figured this out a long time ago? Another study? How many do they need to do before they come up with solutions instead of excuses for failures?

PTSD study reaches out to Fort Hood soldiers
By: Chie Saito

Thanks to new research, Fort Hood soldiers can now improve understanding of how to improve post-traumatic stress disorder treatments.

The research now underway is driven by a multidisciplinary partnership called STRONG STAR led by the University of Texas Science Center in San Antonio.

"We know very little about what treatments work best for active duty military,” Dr. Alan Peterson, STRONG STAR Director, said. “There have been studies on civilians and a little bit on already discharged veterans, but we don't know the best treatments to use in the military right now."

A decade of war in Afghanistan and nearly nine years in Iraq has left an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 service members as possible victims of PTSD.

"People will think about a particular event, an image or have nightmares. People tend to avoid thinking about the event that occurred, avoid things that will trigger off symptoms,” Dr. Peterson said. “It's almost like a constant state of alarm."

Two current studies by STRONG STAR involve groups of Fort Hood soldiers.
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