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Stellate Ganglion Blocks for PTSD?
Just curious what others are doing. In milmed these have become pretty common and I'm doing a few a month with pretty good success. Do any insurances cover it? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 15, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Baron Samedi Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums

Criterion A and trauma
Thoughts on whether Criterion A for PTSD is a) adequate/good as a definition of traumatic events or b) overly narrow and restrictive in its definition? As a violence researcher, I have colleagues I respect on both sides of this, and I fall somewhat in the middle in that I think people *way* over-extend the definition of trauma to mean "any distressing experience" and that there are some experiences that are potentially traumatic but don't fall under Criterion A (emotional abuse, etc). Also... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 14, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: futureapppsy2 Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Virtual EMDR
I've noticed this has been getting advertised to me all over the place lately. Has anyone else come across this? Virtual EMDR Online therapy for PTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction. Effective self-guided program for use at home without a therapist. Free trial www.virtualemdr.com Some of the claims on their website seem wildly irresponsible to me. It seems like they haven't done any actual evaluation of the effectiveness of their virtual implementation of EMDR and are just ...
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 12, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: beginner2011 Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Board scores are up!
Looks like scores are up - I passed, thank god. With the PTSD of 2018, I was shaking just opening the email. Feels good to be done with it finally. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 11, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: radonculous2 Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums

PTSD Screening Tool?
I know we have a lot of VA folk and PTSD experts here--does anyone know of a free, relatively brief, and psychometrically sound PTSD measure to be used as a screening tool? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - December 18, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: foreverbull Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

A list of different PTSD treatments
Hello all, I am looking the common and less than common treatments used for PTSD. In particular, I want to know the common ones (e.g., CPT, PE), the more debated ones (e.g., EMDR), some other researched stuff (e.g., mindfulness, TM), and the pseudoscience (e.g., TFT). Does anyone have a resource for this? Or can we just throw all these into this thread? Thanks, (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 29, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DynamicDidactic Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Cyproheptadine for sexual side effects
So I've had a few VA patients lately who have been a bit unique in terms of medications and was hoping to get some input on people's experience with Cyproheptadine, as I have some questions about it that my supervising attending hasn't been able to answer (overall he's great, but just doesn't use Cyproheptadine and admits he doesn't really know a lot about it). First patient is more straightforward, 30-something yo m with PTSD and insomnia 2/2 severe nightmares. Prazosin did nothing and... Cyproheptadine for sexual side effects (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 26, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Stagg737 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

Re: A post-traumatic painful deformity of the elbow
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Source: BMJ Comments - October 12, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Good evidence-based trauma books?
Hi all, One of my prac students is interested in accessible, clinically-focused books on trauma/PTSD treatment. She bought "The Body Keeps Score", but I wanted to steer her towards better, more evidence-based stuff. Any recommendations? Thanks! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 24, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: futureapppsy2 Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

DBT vs. CPT for PTSD for abused women
Thought this may be an interesting study for the PTSD and DBT folk on the forum Dialectical Behavior Therapy for PTSD vs Cognitive Processing Therapy in Women Survivors of Childhood Abuse This randomized clinical trial compared the efficacy of 2 therapies for childhood abuse–associated posttraumatic stress disorder in women by randomizing participants to receive dialectical behavior therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder or cognitive processing therapy. jamanetwork.com (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 28, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DynamicDidactic Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Borderline Personality Disorder as a "dumping ground" diagnosis for chronic suicidality?
Has anyone else noticed that clinicians seem to be assuming that chronic suicidality equals a definitive diagnosis of BPD more and more, without doing a good differential? I mean, with chronic suicidality, BPD should definitely be on the differential list, but it's not the only disorder that can lead to this (MDD, Persistent Depressive Disorder, PTSD, etc), nor is it sufficient to diagnosis BPD in and of itself. It remains me of the old (and still somewhat prevalent) idea that non-suicidal... Borderline Personality Disorder as a "dumping ground" diagnosis for chronic suicidality? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 4, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: futureapppsy2 Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums

Brainspotting?
Hello, Thank you in advance for your help on this. My patient is seeing a therapist who does Brainspotting. I am more familiar with EMDR than this. Is Brainspotting a good treatment for someone with PTSD with evidence? FAQs on brainspotting... Brainspotting? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 29, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: TikiTorches Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums

Help low GPA/ high MCAT URM When to apply?
Hi all, I am a disadvantaged low SES afro-carib non-trad student. My parents are both immigrants and have less than a HS education. I attended a top 10 university in the Midwest for undergrad. I current work as a clinical research coordinator (2 years) and have 2 first author publications. I stopped taking premed courses after fall of my junior year of college. I had some difficulties in undergrad due to unresolved PTSD and sought counseling in the middle of my junior year of college. I... Help low GPA/ high MCAT URM When to apply? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 23, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: strangerclockwork Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums

PTSD from vicarious trauma is an occupational disease and should be treated as such
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums

Participate in my Study Seeking to Understand Parents of Adolescents with Co-Occurring PTSD and Addiction and get a $20 Target Giftcard!
Research Participation Opportunity! My name is Jocelyn Kressler and I am a psychology doctoral candidate at Adler University. I am completing a study that seeks to understand the lived experience of parents of adolescents who currently have (or have ever had) a diagnosis of PTSD and currently have (or have ever had) a diagnosis of a substance use disorder. My aim is to inform the psychology field with information from parents on how mental health providers can... Participate in my Study Seeking to Understand Parents of Adolescents with Co-Occurring PTSD and Addiction and get a $20 Target Giftcard! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 11, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: jkress416 Tags: IRB Approved Research Surveys Source Type: forums