Complementary and Alternative Medicine for PTSD

COL David Benedek, MD has served as Professor and Deputy Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and a Senior Scientist at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He has recently assumed duties Chief of Forensics and Director of the Center for Forensic Behavioral Sciences at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. His clinical and research interests have ranged from disaster preparedness and response and management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder to understanding and predicting violent behavior. LTC Gary Wynn, MD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry and Scientist at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Wynn's career has focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and improving treatments for our men and women returning home from combat. His efforts have included investigations of non-traditional methods to palliate the suffering experienced upon return from deployment.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction
Gary H. Wynn, MD and David M. Benedek, MD

Chapter 2 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Overview
David M. Benedek, MD and Gary H. Wynn, MD

Part 2: Alternative Treatments

Chapter 3 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Janina Scarlet, MD, Ariel J. Lang, MD, and Robyn D. Walser, MD

Chapter 4 Meditation Techniques for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Marina Khusid, MD, ND, MSA

Chapter 5 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Caroline Clark, MD, Jeffrey Cole, PhD, Christine Winter, DO, and Geoffrey Grammer, MD

Chapter 6 Acupuncture
Daniel J. Balog, MD, USAF, MC, FS, Joseph M. Helms, MD, FAAMA, and Robert L. Koffman, MD, MPH

Chapter 7 Alternative Medicine Pharmacology
Robert N. McLay, MD, PhD, Derek M. Miletich, MD, Nathaniel Brown, MD, and Lesley Ross, MD

Part 3: Complementary Treatments

Chapter 8 Canines as Assistive Therapy for Treatment of PTSD in the United States Military
Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, Perry Chumley, DVM, MPH, Meg Daley Olmert, MD, Rick A. Yount, MS, Matthew St. Laurent, MD, and Christina Rumayo, MDr

Chapter 9 Family Focused Interventions for PTSD: Lessons from Military Families
Stephen J. Cozza, MD

Chapter 10 Recreational Therapy for PTSD
Holly J. Ramsawh, PhD and Gary Wynn, MD

Chapter 11 The Use of Yoga-Based Interventions for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Brian Pilecki, MD, Megan Olden, MD, Melissa Peskin, MD, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, MD, and JoAnn Difede, PhD

Chapter 12 Resilience Training as a Complementary Treatment for PTSD
Robin L. Toblin, PhD and Amy B. Adler, PhD

Part 4: Alternative Delivery Methods

Chapter 13 Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for PTSD
Michael J. Roy, MD, MPH, Albert Rizzo, PhD, JoAnn Difede, PhD, and Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP

Chapter 14 Internet and Computer-Based Treatments for the Management of PTSD
Bradley E. Belsher, PhD, Daniel P. Evatt, PhD, Michael C. Freed, PhD, and Charles C. Engel, MD, MPH

Chapter 15 Mobile Apps to Improve Outreach, Engagement, Self-Management, and Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Julia E. Hoffman, PsyD, Eric Kuhn, PhD, Jason E. Owen, PhD, and Josef I. Ruzek, PhD

Part 5: Conclusion

Chapter 16 Toward a More Comprehensive Approach to the Management of PTSD
David M. Benedek, MD and Gary H. Wynn, MD

Index