Wish Book: After Her Accident at Miami Gardens Bus Stop, Former Basketball …
... Book: After her accident at Miami Gardens bus stop, former basketball … She doesn't remember the car hitting her or the helicopter ride to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center. She does remember waking up from a coma three weeks … Tafur, who lives with her older sister and brother-in-law in Miami-Dade County … Read more on MiamiHerald.com Prolonged Exposure Therapy Found Beneficial in Treating Adolescent Girls with … During treatment, patients receiving PE-A demonstrated greater decline in PTSD and depression symptom severity, and improvement in overall functioning. These differences were maintained throughout the 12-month follow up period. “Another key … Penn … Read more on Newswise (press release) Read ...
Bump Seen in Substance Abuse Treatment During Pregnancy
... abuse treatment during pregnancy 2 (HealthDay News) — There was a slight rise in the percentage of pregnant women entering substance abuse treatment programs between 2000 and 2010 in the United States. But the number of those entering treatment for alcohol use declined during that … Read more on WATE-TV Therapy for Alcoholism Fails to Derail PTSD Treatment Researchers found that PTSD patients treated with naltrexone for alcohol dependence drank less — and that the use of prolonged exposure therapy and naltrexone helped to protect PTSD patients from relapse after treatment stops. “PTSD and alcohol … Read more on PsychCentral.com Read ...
Record of Service
... of service Credo celebrates its 40th year of assisting people addicted to drugs and alcohol with a community-based program that has attracted attention and support because its founders, Edith E. Marsala and the Rev. Raymond J. Wertman, invested enormous energy in … Read more on WatertownDailyTimes.com Doctors May Safely Treat Alcoholism And PTSD — Together "What we found is that those people that got [medication] plus prolonged exposure therapy for alcohol dependence together with the treatment for PTSD did the best for maintaining their low level of drinking," lead investigator Edna Foa told Reuters … Read more on Medical Daily Read ...