The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Oct 19, 2007 9:28:27 EDT
WASHINGTON — There isn’t enough evidence to tell whether most treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder work, according a scientific review that highlights the urgency of finding answers as thousands of suffering veterans return from Iraq.
The one proven treatment: "exposure therapies," where PTSD patients are gradually exposed to sights and sounds that essentially simulate their trauma to help them learn to cope, advisers to the government reported Thursday.
More at http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/10/ap_ptsd_071018/