Tag: PTSD

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Nostalgia or Shell Shock? Assessing PTSD Is a Challenge by Any Name

Nostalgia. Irritable heart. Shell shock. No, this isn’t a word-association game. These are among the many terms applied over the years to the highly amorphous condition we now call post-traumatic stress disorder. While people have experienced shocking, scary, and dangerous events since the dawn of mankind, the study of the cause and treatment of PTSD...

Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Where Expertise Meets Nuance: Conducting PTSD Clinical Trials

The invisible wounds caused by post-traumatic stress disorder can dramatically affect mental health and diminish quality of life. According to the Sidran Institute, a nonprofit organization serving people who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events, PTSD is associated with an extremely high rate of medical and mental health service use. Patients may incur the highest per-capita cost...

Clinical Research: Phase 1 - Phase 4

Six Ways to Help Manage Staff Trauma Exposure in PTSD Trials

There are currently more than 300 ongoing clinical research studies, mostly in the academic arena, occurring around the world into post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in various populations. But those with PTSD may not be the only ones’ suffering. The members of the research teams trying to help those with trauma illnesses, like PTSD, need to...

Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

7 Ways to Engage Military Vets in PTSD Clinical Trials

Combat related trauma is significantly affecting U.S. military veterans compared to other military populations across the globe. As many as 20 percent of the U.S. military veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and up to 30 percent of those who fought in the Vietnam War will suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a...

Patient and Stakeholder Engagement

Premier Insight 255: Merging Science and Nuance to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

When it comes to study data, not everything can be easily measured and reflected by numbers. In a recent trial of a new occluder device for transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects, the primary efficacy endpoint of defect closure was easy to measure in millimeters of possible residual shunt. However, assessment of the safety...