March 2026: Primary Prevention of PTSD Symptoms in Combat-Deploying Soldiers Using Attention Bias Modification: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Chelsea Dyan Gober Dykan, M.A. (Tel Aviv University, Israel), joins AJP Audio to discuss a study looking at two versions of attention bias modification with an eye towards a prophylactic impact on developing PTSD in a cohort of combat-bound soldiers.  Afterwards, AJP Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin joins the podcast to put the rest of the March issue into context.

• 00:57 Attention bias modifications
• 03:54 Response-time and gaze-contingent paradigms
• 05:05 Differences in efficacy between the two arms
• 08:06 Ethical considerations in investigating combat-bound soldiers
• 10:44 Controlling for combat experiences in studying PTSD
• 12:24 Duration of the effect
• 13:44 Limitations
• 15:03 Immediate clinical implications
• 16:22 Further research
• 17:05 Kalin interview
• 17:22 Dykan et al.
• 21:03 Kaul et al.
• 26:19 Kantrowitz et al.