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BRAVEMIND: Advancing the Virtual Iraq/Afghanistan PTSD Exposure Therapy for MST.

AD1042614

Publication Date	2017
Personal Author	Rizzo, A.
Page Count	63
Abstract	PTSD can result from exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation. Military Sexual Trauma (MST) has been recognized as a significant risk factor for the development of PTSD. This has become an issue of grave concern within the military, as reports of sexual violations and assaults have been on the rise over the last ten years, and have garnered significant popular media attention. This project developed content for inclusion in the BRAVEMIND virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) system that provided new customizable options for persons who have experienced MST and ran a pilot study with a target sample of 20 persons diagnosed with PTSD due to MST. The effort in the second year focused on enrollment and treatment of subjects for the study. A no-cost extension was granted for one year until May 26, 2017 to allow completion of the study.
Keywords	Traumatic stress disorder Psychology Mental health Clinical trials Department of defense Psychotherapy Combat injuries Sexual assault Depression Anxiety disorders Virtual reality Exposure (physiology) Military personnel Virtual reality Prolonged exposure Mst(military sexual trauma)
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	57T - Psychiatry 92B - Psychology
Corporate Authors	University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical Report,27 May 2014,26 May 2017
NTIS Issue Number	201806
Contract Number	W81XWH-14-C-0091

BRAVEMIND: Advancing the Virtual Iraq/Afghanistan PTSD Exposure Therapy for MST.

BRAVEMIND: Advancing the Virtual Iraq/Afghanistan PTSD Exposure Therapy for MST.
AD1042614

Publication Date	2017
Personal Author	Rizzo, A.
Page Count	63
Abstract	PTSD can result from exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation. Military Sexual Trauma (MST) has been recognized as a significant risk factor for the development of PTSD. This has become an issue of grave concern within the military, as reports of sexual violations and assaults have been on the rise over the last ten years, and have garnered significant popular media attention. This project developed content for inclusion in the BRAVEMIND virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) system that provided new customizable options for persons who have experienced MST and ran a pilot study with a target sample of 20 persons diagnosed with PTSD due to MST. The effort in the second year focused on enrollment and treatment of subjects for the study. A no-cost extension was granted for one year until May 26, 2017 to allow completion of the study.
Keywords	Traumatic stress disorder Psychology Mental health Clinical trials Department of defense Psychotherapy Combat injuries Sexual assault Depression Anxiety disorders Virtual reality Exposure (physiology) Military personnel Virtual reality Prolonged exposure Mst(military sexual trauma)
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	57T - Psychiatry 92B - Psychology
Corporate Authors	University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical Report,27 May 2014,26 May 2017
NTIS Issue Number	201806
Contract Number	W81XWH-14-C-0091