The Washington Times: Spiritual therapy for PTSD

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A researcher in Augusta is exploring the use of spiritual therapy to treat veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Dr. Nagy Youssef, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at Augusta University, is conducting a study at the Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center that could help veterans with PTSD.

“(When) somebody goes to combat, seeing friends being killed and killing others,” Youssef said, “spirituality can be affected.”

Read the article that has been published in more than 40 publications across the country, including The Washington Times and Miami Herald.

Miami Herald: Spiritual therapy eyed as possible treatment for PTSD
The Washington Times: Spiritual therapy eyed as possible treatment for PTSD
The Charlotte Observer: Spiritual therapy eyed as possible treatment for PTSD

Feb. 5, 2017

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