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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been recognized by the Armed Forces as a significant mental health condition among returning US military personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan. Multiple challenges exist in the successful diagnosis and treatment of soldiers prior to symptoms becoming unmanageable and leading to dysfunction within families, homes, work, and in severe cases increased suicide rates. The current study will investigate the use of telepsychiatry services for military personnel who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, demonstrate early signs of PTSD, and now reside in geographically isolated communities of Southwest Georgia. The study will follow a non-inferiority design, with 174 subjects enrolled to receive CBT either face-to-face or via telepsychiatry. Our sample size of 174 subjects consists of Active Duty soldiers, Veterans, Reservists, and National Guard personnel (within the Marine Corps, Navy and Army) between the ages of 18-45 of varying ethnicities who have served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. The study is currently under regulatory review, with initial patient enrollment predicted for December 2010. |
