In the Media

Facebook Live: Interview with John Mayer. Heart and Armor: Foundation for Veterans Health launch event. How War Affect Women; How Women Affect War. (March 3, 2019)
Editor's Choice: Stress signal ACTs to hinder sleep in PTSD. Science Translational Medicine(December 20, 2017)
Never Forget Your Own (November 29, 2017)
Skyrocketing Suicide Among Women Vets. How Stuff Works: Stuff Mom Never Told You (October 13, 2017)
How Women Learn to Fear Might Explain Higher Rates of PTSD (June 8, 2013)
PTSD Study: Men Versus Women. VA Inside Veterans' Health (April 18, 2013)
PTSD's Effects on Female Veterans Studied (December 4, 2012)
Are Female Troops More Likely to Get PTSD? (November 21, 2012)
Stress Hormone at Waking May Predict PTSD. Psychcentral News.
Cortisol Response Predicts "Freezing" Under Stress by Police Officers.
Studies from S.S. Inslicht and Colleagues Provide New Data on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders. Psychology and Psychiatry Journal.
Stress Response Predictor in Police Officers May be Relevant for Military. 
Stress Response Predictor in Police Officers May be Relevant for Military. NCIRE Featured Story
Traumatic Stress Linked to Biological Indicator
Traumatic Stress Linked to Biological Indicator. Quantum Units Continuing Education.
Study May Lead to Better Understanding of Trauma-Related Stress
VA-led study on police points to stress biomarker
Stress Response Predictor in Police Officers May be Relevant for Military
PTSD Study: Men Versus Women. VA Inside Veterans' Health

 

 

 

 

We are excited to share the launch of the Heart and Armor Foundation. This foundation, led by musician John Mayer and executive director Gerard Choucroun, aims to support Veteran health, research, and clinical work to reduce the negative consequences of military service. 

Visit the foundation website to learn more! 

www.heartandarmor.org/


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Check out the link below to view the launch event video...
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www.facebook.com/johnmayer/videos/1233987773422160/UzpfSTMwNDAxMzU4MzY0NTg1MjozMDY0ODc4OTMzOTg0MjE/

 

 

Dr. Inslicht discusses research on women and PTSD

 

Stuff Mom Never Told You
Episode: "Skyrocketing Suicide Among Female Vets" Oct. 13, 2017

 

 

Read "Why Women Have Higher Rates of PTSD Than Men" in Psychology Today. Dr. Sabra Inslicht's work is integral to current literature. 

 

Explore how the research community at the VA integrates female vets' experiences.

 

 

 

Learn more about trauma and the police force.
​Traumatic stress linked to biological indicator
Science: Those with higher cortisol levels had stronger reactions

 

Read about how stress signals impact sleep in individuals with PTSD. 

 

Other Creative Activities

  1. Print Media Coverage: Kennedy, K. (2008, November 22). Study: PTSD rates higher for troops who kill. Army Times, Military Times, and Airforce Times.
  2. Acknowledgement: Beckner, V.L., & Arden, J.B. (2008). Conquering Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: The Newest Techniques for Overcoming Symptoms, Regaining Hope, and Getting Your Life Back. Beverly, MA: Fair Winds Press. (written acknowledgement of contribution).
  3. Print Media Coverage: Wendling, P. (2009, February 1). Treatment Needed for Soldiers who Killed During War: Study of 3,141 returnees is instructive. Clinical Psychiatry News.
  4. Acknowledgement: Pole, N., Neylan, T.C., Otte, C., Henn-Haase, T., Metzler, T., Marmar, C. (2009). Prospective Prediction of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Using Fear Potentiated Auditory Startle Responses, Biological Psychiatry, 65 (3), 235-240. (written acknowledgement of contribution).
  5. Media Coverage: Thompson, Mark (2012, November 21). Are Female Troops More Likely to Get PTSD? Time.com
  6. Print Media Coverage: Joseph, D. (2012, December 4). PTSD's Effects on Female Veterans Studied. San Francisco Chronicle/SFgate.com.
  7. Media Coverage: Cramer, Tom (2013, April 18). PTSD Study: Men Versus Women. VA Inside Veterans' Health 
  8. Media Coverage: Boyle, Annette (2013, June). How Women Learn to Fear Might Explain Higher Rates of PTSD. US Medicine: The Voice of Federal Medicine.