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NCCOSC produces reports on important psychological health issues as they pertain to combat and operational stress in the military.

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  • Sailors standing at attention.
    Post-traumatic Growth
    For centuries, man has pondered what sustains the human spirit in times of extreme adversity. Many ancient traditions speak of the potential for transcending suffering and transforming it into a resource for internal strength and growth.
  • Image of soldier in distress.
    Stigma of Mental Health Care in the Military
    While the stigma of mental health treatment for civilians seems to be centered on cultural and financial issues, stigma within the military population is more related to fears of negative career impact and perception of being weak.
  • Animal Assisted Therapy and PTSD
    Animal Assisted Therapy and PTSD
    What is Animal-Assisted Therapy?
  • Complimentary and Alternative Medicine for Treatment of PTSD
    Complimentary and Alternative Medicine for Treatment of PTSD
    Service members may now have access to such modalities as acupuncture, healing touch, guided imagery, meditation, yoga and surf therapy.
  • From DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5: Changes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    From DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5: Changes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    One of the biggest changes in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth Edition (DSM-5)1, released in May 2013, involves the classification and conceptualization of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  • PTSD and Cortisol
    PTSD and Cortisol
    Many researchers have studied how trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) impact cortisol, a primary stress hormone.
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
    Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing was developed by Francine Shapiro, PhD as a treatment for trauma-related disorders.
  • Key Facts on Stress and PTSD
    Key Facts on Stress and PTSD
    A wealth of scientific research on a variety of military populations provides evidence that certain stress reactions — including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety and alcohol abuse — increase in service members deployed to combat.
  • Key Facts on Resilience
    Key Facts on Resilience
    Resilience research holds promise for its potential to inform treatment of stress-related pathology.
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy
    Cognitive Processing Therapy
    Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by persistent symptoms of re-experiencing, avoidance and arousal related to a traumatic event in which an individual experienced intense fear, helplessness and/or horror.
  • Prolonged Exposure
    Prolonged Exposure
    Prolonged exposure (PE) is a cognitive-behavioral therapy demonstrated to be highly effective in treating PTSD and other combat or operational stress injuries.
  • Key Facts on Sleep and Stress
    Key Facts on Sleep and Stress
    Difficulty sleeping is a common reaction to stress.
  • Can a Veteran go into Law Enforcement after a PTSD Diagnosis?
    Can a Veteran go into Law Enforcement after a PTSD Diagnosis?
    An estimated 1-2 out of every 10 soldiers returning from combat in Iraq will be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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