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Scientists find possible PTSD relief
- Oct
- 09
An already-approved muscle relaxant may offer relief for U.S. military veterans and first responders suffering from combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Phase 2 trials of the drug, TNX-102 SL, which contains the same chemical property as Flexeril, identified a dose and administration method that statistically improved participants’ PTSD symptoms among several mental health indices. […]
read moreDoctors reveal promising research for new PTSD treatment
- Oct
- 09
SAN ANTONIO — Doctors are calling a new method an exciting step toward treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a disorder that affects as many as eight million adults during a given year, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. Now, an old pill with a new use is being tested in San Antonio. In […]
read moreNew treatment for post-traumatic stress being tested in San Antonio
- Oct
- 09
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Post-traumatic stress affects more than seven million adults every year. Many of those affected are military service personnel who’ve returned from combat. There is no cure for PTS, but a new drug currently in clinical trials is looking like the best treatment so far. Solider Mark Bratton told Ivanhoe, […]
read moreShould You Try Flotation Therapy?
- Oct
- 09
If Mitch Jordan’s new BMW had suffered a hit-and-run accident eight months ago, the venture capitalist owner near Pasadena, California, would have fumed. “I would have felt such resentment and anger toward whoever this person was,” imagines Jordan, 48, whose last name has been changed to protect his privacy. But when that very scenario happened […]
read moreClinical trial calls for participants to find cure for Alzheimer’s Disease
- Oct
- 09
SAN ANTONIO – With no prevention and no cure, many people’s lives have been affected by Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Harry Croft, an expert on Alzheimer’s, said that more is being discovered about the disease every day. “We’re looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in their own disease, as well as maybe helping […]
read moreLooking Back On 2014
- Jan
- 05
What a wonderful year 2014 has been professionally: *After 30 years of running my own research center, I completed my first full year as Chief at Clinical Trials of Texas with clinical studies in: Major Depression, Bipolar Depression, Adult ADHD, PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Alzheimer’s Disease. *Lectured and Learned about Major Depressive Disorder, Importance of Treatment […]
read moreDealing with Combat Related PTSD Presentation Applauded
- Oct
- 03
I was honored to be one of three Master Lecturers at the PURE LATAM (Psychiatric Updates by Regional Experts — Latin America) Conference in Santiago, Chile this past weekend, speaking to 600 psychiatrists. In addition there was a live webcast to: Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Brazil, Nicaragua & the Caribbean. My presentations on “Managing Depression to […]
read morePolitics May Stop Study of Marijuana for the Treatment of PTSD in Veterans
- Apr
- 29
A proposed scientific study by the University of Arizona to study the use of medical marijuana in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is in jeopardy. I believe any treatment that might benefit PTSD recovery in veterans deserves to be studied as we are in desperate need of effective treatments for the post-traumatic stress disorder. […]
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