{"id":91106,"date":"2018-10-04T14:09:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T18:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=91106"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:41:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T16:41:50","slug":"ucf-ptsd-treatment-clinics-2nd-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-ptsd-treatment-clinics-2nd-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ PTSD-Treatment Clinic\u2019s 2nd Location Opens in Brevard County"},"content":{"rendered":"
The large community of military veterans in Brevard County now has a new cutting-edge resource for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n
The Rosengren Trauma Clinic at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ RESTORES, which launched on Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½\u2019s campus in 2011 with a unique approach to treating PTSD, has opened another clinic in Brevard County. The Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ RESTORES Brevard PTSD Clinic is now open at Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½\u2019s regional campus in Cocoa at Eastern Florida State College.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrevard County has the fourth largest veteran population in the state of Florida. We\u2019ve had patients from Brevard travel to us in Orlando for treatment, but we know that\u2019s not possible for everyone. We\u2019re happy to be able to expand our services to meet the needs of this population,\u201d said Deborah Beidel, founder and director of Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ RESTORES and a Pegasus Professor of psychology.<\/p>\n
Brevard County has more than 65,400 veterans, according to the U.S. Census. In the clinic\u2019s first year, Beidel estimates the new center could treat up to 100 patients. Treatment is free, thanks to state funding and community support of the clinic. Most recently, RESTORES celebrated a $1 million donation from veteran and alumnus Jim Rosengren and his wife, Julia, whom the clinic is named after. They were inspired to donate to the clinic after their son received help with his PTSD that developed after two tours in Iraq.<\/p>\n
RESTORES combines exposure therapy and group therapy sessions to treat patients in an intensive, three-week outpatient format. Through virtual reality, patients are exposed to triggers that have contributed to their PTSD. It follows the simple theory that in order to get over a fear of dogs, one must be around a dog, said Beidel. The group-therapy portion of treatment includes sessions on anger management, depression, sleep hygiene and more.<\/p>\n