In yet another example of how the Department of Veteran Affairs ("VA") and DoD try to reinvent the wheel in search of a miracle drug to treat PTSD, Fox News reports that "TNX-102 SL, which contains the same chemical property as Flexeril" may soon be used in treating Veterans with ...

Found below are a few news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...

Found below are a few news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...

A reader of the SFTT Blog suggested that we "take a look" at Dr. David Cifu, Senior TBI Specialist in the Department of Veterans Affairs' ("VA") Veterans Health Administration. Found below is a short video clip of Dr. Cifu testifying at a U.S. Congressional Hearing on concussions in March, 2016 ...

The gatekeepers at the Department of Veteran Affairs (the "VA") remain intransigent in providing urgently need care to Veterans suffering from PTSD and/or TBI. Standard Operating Procedure ("SOP") at the VA is to argue that FDA-approved clinical studies are needed to sanction treatment methods - regardless if these treatment alternatives have been ...

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Much has been written about the terrible long-term consequences of Post Traumatic Stress or "PTSD," but there appears to be no clear way of treating PTSD.  Some argue that PTSD is best treated using "psychological" methods to treat the trauma while others argue that certain war-related events (i.e. IEDs) cause physiological ...

Found below are a few news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...

Active Duty military personnel that I know generally despise being used as "poster-boys (or girls)" for political campaigns.  In fact, anyone who has served in the Armed Forces is well aware of DoD Directive 1344.10 which prohibits members of the Armed Forces from engaging in "partisan political" fundraising or actively campaigning on behalf ...

Found below are a few news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...

The New York Presbyterian Military Family Wellness Center at the Columbia Veterans Research Center is currently conducting a Trauma-Focused Equine-Assisted Therapy for Veterans with PTSD study.  See details below: Through the NYP Military Family Wellness Center we offer veterans and family members evidence-based treatments at no cost in the context of ...

As one who watched a largely unappreciative nation heap scorn on returning Veterans from our war in Vietnam, I am struck by the contrived efforts to celebrate Veterans who have now served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.   In particular, I shed a tear for Veterans with PTSD who ...

Found below are a few news items that caught my attention this past week. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that may be of interest to them. Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that ...