In this study, researchers are examining th ebest sequence of interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and tinnitus. Participants will eithe rreceive psychotherapy for PTSD first (Cognitive Processing Therapy; CPT), followed by treatment for tinnitus (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus; CBT-t); or vice-versa. We also aim to identify chnanges in brain functioning after receiving therapy.
Amanda Flores
210-562-6726
FloresA13@uthscsa.edu
John Moring
210-562-6716
moringj@uthscsa.edu
Principal Investigator
John Moring
Anna Gonzalez
210-562-6734
gonzaleza4@uthscsa.edu
Irene Hargita
210-562-6704
hargita@uthscsa.edu
active-duty military service members and veterans with a history of military deployment; diagnosis of PTSD; diagnosis of tinnitus that is at least possibly related to a prior head injury; stable on psychotropic medications.
Currently receiving other talk therapies; current suicide or homicide risk that merits crisis intervention; psychiatric hospitalization in the last 12 months; diagnosis of substance use that would prevent the participant from engaging in therapy; psychiatric problems warranting immediate threatment; active psychosis; significant cognitive impairment; moderate to severe brain damage; neurobiological disoters; Meniere's disease; temporomandibular joint disorders
Treatment of TBI-Related Tinnitus and Comorbid PTSD