SOF Health Deep Dive: Stellate Ganglion Block & Psychedelics
Health Deep Dive Concept
As a follow on to the health sprints at the quarterly SOF Team Room events co-hosted by Military Special Operations Family Collaborative and Global SOF Foundation, this SOF Health Deep Dive virtual event is dedicated to answering your questions about hot topics in special ops health and well-being. Deep Dive events are intended to get more complete health information into the community, while acknowledging the SOF community likely is dealing with more than one chronic condition (such as high stress and exposures), making effective care more difficult to find and access. For this reason, it is important to have a Primary Care doctor overseeing all your care and discuss care options with your family. Check out the resources below to aid in your research.
Featured Deep Dive Speakers
- Dr. James Lynch, The Stellate Institute
- Dr. Jeff Tiede, Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center
- Dr. Lynnette Averill, Baylor College of Medicine
- Dr. Robert Koffman, National Intrepid Center of Excellence
Resources on Stellate Ganglion Block
- MSOF SGB Fact Sheet
- The Stellate Institute: Executive Summary on SGB for PTSD
- JAMAPsychiatry: Effect of Stellate Ganglion Block Treatment on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms A Randomized Clinical Trial
- 20-minute Video Overview of SGB for PTSD (Dr. Lynch at the National Conversation on PTSD, Australia 2021)
- Society of Uniformed Services Psychiatrists: Educational Event on Stellate Ganglion Block for PTSD (Feb 1, 2022)
- The Stellate Institute: Frequently Asked Questions
Resources on Psychedelic Medicine
- Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS): Offer support and educational resource
- Heroic Hearts Project
- The Hope Project
- Review and update on the state of the research
- SAGE Journal: Chronic Stress: Psychedelic Treatment for Trauma-Related Psychological and Cognitive Impairment Among US Special Operations Forces Veterans
- Opinion Article in JAMA Psychiatry: The Rapid Rise in Investment in Psychedelics— Cart Before the Horse
- American Journal of Psychiatry: Psychedelics & Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
- Video Testimony before the TX House for House Bill 1802