UMass Amherst Psychological Services Center Offers PTSD Program
Nov. 16, 2009
| Contact: | Patrick J. Callahan 413/545-0444 |
AMHERST, Mass. – The Psychological Services Center (PSC) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is now offering services to veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), focusing on those with experiences living or working in high-risk environments.
The center, along with clinicians with police and military experience, is offering research-based interventions to treat individuals with PTSD. Frank Gallo, a PSC clinician and retired police officer with 15 years of service in this field, says, “Our family and friends in military and law enforcement face unique challenges and risks that the typical mental health professional may not be prepared to understand.”
One out of eight returning veterans experience symptoms of PTSD, beginning after the experience of a traumatic event. The survivor may persistently face thoughts or images of the event, avoid reminders of it, or become hyper vigilant, consistently anxious or easily startled since its occurrence.
Since 1963, the center has been a teaching center for the clinical psychology program at UMass Amherst, providing high-quality, low-cost psychotherapy to clients in need, including those without health insurance or with inadequate insurance coverage for mental health services. The PSC has received two campus awards for Outstanding Community Service.
The center is located in Tobin Hall, Suite 123, on the UMass Amherst campus. Free parking is available. Individuals interested in the center’s PTSD program should call for a free initial screening. Treatment fees are based on income.
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