Assistant Veterans' Affairs and Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite said the 'treatment offers veterans a shorter method of therapy that may better fit their lifestyle.' 9News
The treatment will explore a new form of intensive exposure therapy, and has showed to be as effective as standard treatment.The new treatment follows the release the interim royal commission report into veteran suicide.
Assistant Veterans' Affairs and Defence Minister Matt Thistlethwaite said veterans experienced PTSD at higher rates than the general population."These trial findings indicate that a new form of therapy is getting outcomes that are just as good as the longer form.The Rapid Exposure Supporting Trauma Recovery trial investigated a new method of delivering treatment for PTSD in an intensive two week period.
"This treatment offers veterans a shorter method of therapy that may better fit their lifestyle," Thistlethwaite said.
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