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Lead
University of California, Los Angeles
With
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
United States Department of Defense
Age
21–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. 21-65 years old and be a patient in the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) Clinic at the Veterans Affair Greater Los Angeles
2. have experienced trauma while serving in a war zone in Iraq or Afghanistan
3. meet The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria for current war zone-related PTSD with a duration of at least 3 months
4. have completed a course of Prolonged Exposure(PE) therapy in the Resident Psychotherapy Program in the PTSD Clinic within six months of enrollment and with significant residual PTSD symptoms as evidenced by a Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale score \>50
5. consent to be randomized to active or sham Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation treatment
6. if receiving medication for depression, anxiety, sleep, or mood stabilization, must have been on stable dose for at least six weeks prior to randomization.
You may not be if
1. current substance abuse not in remission for at least 3 months
2. a history of bipolar, schizophrenia, other psychotic disorder, or dementia
3. current suicidal or homicidal ideation requiring hospitalization, or suicide attempt within six months
4. report of severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with coma duration (30 minutes or more) during the screening interview and/or duration of post - traumatic amnesia (1hour or greater) on the Post-traumatic Amnesia Questionnaire (PTAQ)
5. evidence of receiving antidepressant, antianxiety, antipsychotic, or mood-stabilizer medication where the dose has not been stable for a minimum of six weeks prior to entering the randomization
6. evidence of receiving psychosocial or medication treatment through a clinic or facility other than the VA GLA PTSD Clinic.
7. infection or loss of integrity of skin over the forehead, where the electrode pads will be placed.
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