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IDF to Introduce Computerized Training to Prevent PTSD
(Ha'aretz) Ido Efrati - A computerized training program to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers has been developed by Tel Aviv University in cooperation with the IDF Medical Corps. Research conducted with veterans of the 2014 Gaza war, some of whom had previously undergone training with the system, found that their risk of developing PTSD in battle declined by 70%. Training consists of four, 10-minute sessions over a month, which researchers say changes the way the brain processes traumatic events in the battlefield. The results of the project were published Tuesday in the journal Psychological Medicine. The U.S. Army is also testing it among its soldiers.