Doctor Studying Possible PTSD Treatment
April 07, 2010|By Peter Cameron, Special to the Tribune
Amy Little escaped an armed robbery attempt physically unharmed, but the aftershock lasted years.
After leaving a Carpentersville movie theater in 2004, shortly after the Elgin woman graduated from Larkin High School, Little and a friend were approached by two men who tried to force the pair into a car at gunpoint. Little’s companion was struck in the head when he refused. Luckily, a passing squad car scared off the men.
But the attempt left Little, now 23, with extreme anxiety. Routine encounters with men who had similar physical attributes as those would-be robbers gave her panic attacks, and irrational fear paralyzed her.
Chicago Physician Funding PTSD Study & Treatment
CHICAGO (June 2010) – Dr. Eugene Lipov* will be conducting an IRB (Institutional Review Board) approved pilot study using a stellate ganglion injection (SGB) with local anesthetic as a method to provide relief from symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The study is limited to men who have served in the U.S. Military and have been diagnosed with PTSD and women (not mandated to be military) who have been medically diagnosed as suffering from PTSD.
Dr. Eugene Lipov with General David H. Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command
The U.S. Central Command region extends from Egypt in the west to Pakistan in the east, from Kazakhstan in the north, to Yemen and the waters off Somalia in the south. General Petraeus will discuss the role of Central Command, the challenges faced in the region, and ongoing efforts to address those challenges.
General David H. Petraeus assumed command of the United States Central Command in October 2008, after serving for over 19 months as the commanding general of the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I). Prior to his tour as MNF-I commander, he commanded the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. Before that assignment, he was the first commander of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq, which he led from June 2004 to September 2005, and the NATO Training Mission-Iraq, which he commanded from October 2004 to September 2005. That deployment to Iraq followed his command of the 101st Airborne Division. His command of the 101st followed a year deployed on Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia, where he was the assistant chief of staff for operations of the NATO Stabilization Force and the deputy commander of the U.S. Joint Interagency Counter-Terrorism Task Force-Bosnia. Prior to his tour in Bosnia, he spent two years at Fort Bragg, serving first as the assistant division commander for operations of the 82nd Airborne Division and then as the chief of staff of XVIII Airborne Corps.
Awards and decorations earned by General Petraeus include two awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, four awards of the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal for valor, and the State Department Distinguished Service Award, amongst many others. In 2005 he was recognized by the U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s 25 Best Leaders, and in 2007 was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential leaders of the year. Most recently, he was selected by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the world’s top 100 public intellectuals. He earned his M.P.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton, and later served as an assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy.
Novel procedure takes shot at PTSD
Peoria veterans says stellate ganglion block has helped get stress disorder under control. Iraq War Vet Says New PTSD Treatment Works.
After months of savage nightmares because of his experiences in Iraq, Jason Brown of Peoria now can sleep, thanks to a novel way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, a treatment spearheaded by a suburban Chicago doctor. Read this Article, posted at PJStar.com – learn more about Dr. Lipov’s procedure to stop PTSD.
