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Friday, October 19, 2007

IOM study: more study needed

The Institute of Medicine has completed its review of treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and has found that the "effectiveness of most PTSD treatments is uncertain." The report suggests that more rigorous research is needed to determine which treatments should be used. Click here for the National Academies press release. Click here for a Washington Post story about the report.