WASHINGTON, D.C.: A new study suggests commonly used first-line treatments for PTSD in veterans may not work as well as medical experts once thought.
The number of veterans who suffer from PTSD continues to be a serious national public health problem. Recent data show that more than 200,000 Vietnam War veterans still have PTSD, and other research shows that around 13% of Iraq or Afghanistan veterans who experienced combat have PTSD. The numbers continue to climb.
Now new research reveals that go-to treatments for the disorder may not be as effective as many in the medical community may have believed or hoped.