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July 6, 2020
For people with PTSD, fireworks can cause serious anxiety, especially if they’re unexpected. Veterans, for example, may have a strong reaction “to fireworks, because it reminds them of explosions that have occurred in the battlefield,” said Alan Peterson, PhD, professor and chief of the division of behavioral medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
April 8, 2020
Dr. Alan Peterson, Psychiatry/STRONG STAR PTSD consortium, is quoted in the San Antonio Express-News about a significant increase this year in military-related suicides, citing that it isn’t clear if the coronavirus pandemic has played a role in the 2020 death.
November 22, 2019
Veterans in the Texas Gulf Coast area can receive a three-week, intensive-outpatient treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in San Antonio at no cost, thanks to a grant that pays for therapy, travel and lodging. Funding for the program, called Project Remission, was made possible by a partnership between the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the […]
September 12, 2019
The only national scientific event of its type, the conference is presented by the UT Health San Antonio-led STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP).
January 14, 2019
The following guest column appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on Jan. 14. By William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP “The brain is the organ of destiny. It holds within its humming mechanism secrets that will determine the future of the human race.” — Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian neurosurgeon (1891-1976) The healthy brain solves problems, triumphs over […]
July 31, 2018
BioMed SA has chosen Dr. Alan Peterson to receive its 2018 Award for Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience.