Prolonged exposure shown to be effective for soldiers with PTSD

Department news | October 31, 2016


Greg Reger, a VA-based faculty member, led a research team that published a randomized trial of prolonged exposure and virtual reality exposure in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. This study represents the first randomized trial studying the efficacy of an individual evidence-based practice for Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with active duty U.S. military personnel, and is particularly significant given it studied soldiers with PTSD stemming from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Mark Reger, also a VA-based faculty member, was one of the co-authors of the study.