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November 25, 2009
Mental-health professionals discuss PTSD, anxiety.
USA Today (11/23, Jayson) reports, "Mental health experts who work with troops back from deployment talked this weekend about the latest efforts to treat disorders such as post-traumatic stress, efforts that are particularly relevant in light of the traumatic shootings at Fort Hood."
At the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies annual meeting, approximately "4,400 psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and students...also heard a lot about emotions that affect Americans, including presentations on fear, worry, and anxiety from a host of experts."
Related Links:
- Mental health experts mobilize against troops' trauma," Sharon Jayson, USA Today, November 23, 2009.
Posted by admin at November 25, 2009 05:25 PM