Therapy for Trauma in Teens and adolescents
Have you experienced abuse, assault, accidents, bullying, traumatic medical treatment, suicide of friend or relative, neglectful or impaired caregiver, identity-related, or other trauma? If yes, therapy can help! Our program provides no-cost therapy, compensation, and brain scans. We are studying how brain activity improves when young people receive therapy for trauma.
Compensation & No-Cost Treatment Provided
Adolescents Ages 12-17
Fast Facts
Experiencing Symptoms of Stress After a Trauma
Conducted In-Person or Virtual in San Antonio, TX
Not taking any psychiatric medication
Research Background
We are looking for participants to join our research study to help us understand how traumatic experiences affect the brain and how the brain recovers when symptoms improve.
Research shows that exposure to traumatic events may physically change the brain. Researchers at UT Health, San Antonio, want to examine how psychotherapy (a very common form of talk therapy) may lead to positive changes in the brain of teens with a history of trauma.
Participants will receive compensation, no-cost therapy, and a picture of their brain. Further research and join our research study today!
Research shows that exposure to traumatic events may physically change the brain. Researchers at UT Health, San Antonio, want to examine how psychotherapy (a very common form of talk therapy) may lead to positive changes in the brain of teens with a history of trauma.
Participants will receive compensation, no-cost therapy, and a picture of their brain. Further research and join our research study today!
| Research Background We are looking for participants to join our research study to help us understand how traumatic experiences affect the brain and how the brain recovers when symptoms improve. Research shows that exposure to traumatic events may physically change the brain. Researchers at UT Health, San Antonio, want to examine how psychotherapy (a very common form of talk therapy) may lead to positive changes in the brain of teens with a history of trauma. Participants will receive compensation, no-cost therapy, and a picture of their brain. Further research and join our research study today! |
Additional Information
This research study aims to examine how the brain changes when symptoms of posttraumatic stress improve as a result of psychotherapy for adolescent patients who have posttraumatic stress disorder.
Adolescents may qualify for our research study if they meet the following criteria.
Key Criteria:
Key Criteria:
- 12-17 years of age
- Experienced a traumatic event (abuse, assault, accident, etc.)
- Have post-traumatic stress symptoms (upsetting memories, avoiding reminders, trouble sleeping, irritability, etc.)
- Not taking any psychiatric medications
- Able and willing to attend weekly talk therapy sessions (in-person or online)
- Willing to travel to medical center for 4 MRI's
- Able to undergo an MRI
- No diagnosis of cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, or neurological disorder
Participation in this research study involves completing an initial screening assessment, four magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans*, and weekly talk therapy sessions for 18 weeks (in-person or online).
*MRIs are safe medical tests that take a picture of the brain and do not use radiation or injections.
*MRIs are safe medical tests that take a picture of the brain and do not use radiation or injections.
Participants will receive compensation depending on how much of the research study they complete. Additionally, talk therapy sessions and brain scans will be provided at no cost.
There is no cost to participate in our research study.