Dose Response Relationship & Design Flaws

It is hardly logical to say that it is merely explaining away negative findings to say that in treating Vietnam Vets with chronic PTSD one must treat more than a memory or two. Think about it. The protocol for treating PTSD for vets would obviously have to involve addressing their repertoire of traumatic memories, however they are organized, if they sustained many traumatic events, as many of them did in their tours of duty. That the Carlson & Chemtob Honolulu VA study did achieve resolution of the PTSD in their greater number of sessions is an impressive result, and uses a better design, it is obvious to anyone who treats PTSD using any kind of exposure/desensitization treatment.

If you read a study of an antibiotic in which the researchers used the medication for a day instead of 10 days, would you accept that as a solid design, or would you wonder if the dose was adequate?

These veterans are finally sleeping at night without kicking their wives during nightmares reliving combat scenes.

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Re: Dose Response Relationship & Design Flaws, by vet wife, 2/23/00 Re: Dose Response Relationship & Design Flaws, by Robert P. O'Brien, Ph.D., 2/23/00 To: Vet wife, by , 2/23/00

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