Meet Dr. David Cifu: VA Gatekeeper for PTSD & TBI

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.

For Veterans living with the effects of PTSD and/or TBI, I would find his testimony quite disturbing.

While it is unwise to draw conclusions from ...

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Latest Developments on Treating PTSD

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 changes in the brain.

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This dilemma makes diagnosing and treating PTSD so difficult.  Based on SFTT’s experiences, we have ...

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