PTSD therapy by West Hartford therapist gains national exposure

Kathleen Schassler | West Hartford News When West Hartford native Laney Rosenzweig first discovered the life-changing tool that was literally at her fingertips, the therapist’s first thought was not of the thousands, possibly millions of lives that would positively impacted by escaping traumatic memory triggers, but more along the lines of “I’d better be careful crossing the street,” she said. …

Study at USF helps PTSD patients

Gayle Guyardo | WFLA.com A major study to help members of the military suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder out of the University of South Florida School of Nursing is now expanding to the British soldiers. The treatment is called Accelerated Resolution Therapy or ART. “Based on very encouraging results observed to date with the use of ART, multiple studies are …

ART Study Part of 2.1M Grant

Helping service members and veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan heal from symptoms of combat exposure, including post traumatic stress and mild traumatic brain injury, will be the focus of a $2.1-million federal grant to the University of South Florida College of Nursing. The project is part of the Research to Improve Emotional Health and Quality of Life among Service Members …