Here's a study that may be of interest to veterans with PTSD who are in the Bay Area (San Francisco). Biofeedback is a useful technique in the stress-management toolkit. It's hard to say whether it will really help with PTSD but learning it will help with stress levels in general; and there are other ways to learn it/practice it even if you can't be part of the study. More on that separately.
From the study description:
Have you experienced a traumatic event? Do you experience:
- Recurrent dreams or memories of the event?
- Avoidance of people, places, or things that remind you of the event?
- Hypervigilance or are easily startled?
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep?
If you have any of these or similar symptoms, you may be suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
You may be eligible to participate in a drug-free Breathing and Relaxation Therapy study using a biofeedback device at no cost.
The study is conducted by researchers at Stanford University and the VA Health Care System, Palo Alto. Services provided to participants include free psychiatric and physiological evaluation. Financial compensation also provided. To participate in the study you must be between ages 18-65
For general information about participant rights, contact 1-866-680-2906
For further information, please contact (650) 493-5000 ext 69995 or BaRTstudy@gmail.com.
