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Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have difficulties making it to in-person therapy sessions may be able to get treatment that’s just as good by videoconference.
Researchers compared home-delivered prolonged exposure therapy - which helps patients confront memories and situations that trigger their symptoms - to the same treatment given in U.S. Veterans Affairs clinics, and found no difference in effectiveness.
“The best treatment for PTSD, with the most empirical support, can be delivered at no loss of effectiveness, directly into a veteran's home, rather than having the veteran come into clinic,” lead study author Ron Acierno told Reuters Health by email.
Telemedicine for PTSD no less effective than in-person therapy
A little shocked though at how slow America is at times. Link Removed has been tried, tested and proven around the world, especially European countries, with major success. It lessens the overall burden on clinics as it makes therapy easy to outsource to any therapist with an Internet connection.
Researchers compared home-delivered prolonged exposure therapy - which helps patients confront memories and situations that trigger their symptoms - to the same treatment given in U.S. Veterans Affairs clinics, and found no difference in effectiveness.
“The best treatment for PTSD, with the most empirical support, can be delivered at no loss of effectiveness, directly into a veteran's home, rather than having the veteran come into clinic,” lead study author Ron Acierno told Reuters Health by email.
Telemedicine for PTSD no less effective than in-person therapy
A little shocked though at how slow America is at times. Link Removed has been tried, tested and proven around the world, especially European countries, with major success. It lessens the overall burden on clinics as it makes therapy easy to outsource to any therapist with an Internet connection.