The Army is investigating how post-traumatic stress disorder is diagnosed to ensure consistency at all hospitals, the service’s surgeon general told Congress yesterday.
February 9th, 2012 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
The Army is reviewing the actions of a Madigan Army Medical Center psychiatric team that reversed the diagnoses of more than a dozen soldiers previously found to have post-traumatic stress disorder.
January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
VA Butler Healthcare is now offering a monthly PTSD Caregiver Support Group to all caregivers whose Veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
January 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Coping,Health,PTSD | Read More »
VA Salt Lake City Health Care Systems offers a PTSD Assesment intake clinic every Tuesday at 11:00 am in the Bear Lake room of Builging 16. It is a walk-in only Assesment.
January 7th, 2012 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
The numbers are startling. The VA estimates that 107,000veterans are homeless on any given night. Approximately twice that many will experience homelessness in the course of a year’s time.
January 4th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Coping,Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The ultimate fire fight is on the battleground of the heart for it is there that we meet our deepest fears and issues of unworthiness.
December 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Editors Picks,Health,PTSD | Read More »
The nation’s defense is handled by less that 1/2% of the population.
December 9th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Coping,Health,Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations | Read More »
A little more help in understanding Vietnam
December 5th, 2011 | Posted in Agent Orange,Benefits,PTSD,Vet News | Read More »
A growing contingent seen at most Occupy Wall Street solidarity protests across the country are veterans, who know the price they paid for walking the path of war for a false dream ~ and increasingly see themselves as part of the 99%. Remember, War is the lifeblood of the one percent.
November 14th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Editors Picks,Health,PTSD | Read More »
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) researchers from Boston report in the November issue of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology that risk factors for posttraumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS, short of full-blown posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD) in Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans were found to be similar to those observed in Vietnam Veterans.
November 10th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
Military suicides have increased since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a study conducted by the Center for a New American Security.
November 4th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Health,Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes, according to a study published Monday.
November 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
This is, without a doubt, the most powerful and rewarding work I have done in over 35 years of practice. Seeing the light go on within combat veterans, who were taught to kill, is an unforgettable experience.
October 24th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Editors Picks,Health,PTSD | Read More »
I recently was invited by a good friend who lives in the Berkshire mountains of western Massachusetts to participate in a panel discussion about PTSD and TBI .
October 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Agent Orange,PTSD | Read More »
I must confess right upfront that this posting is a little self promotion. Well, kind of. Three months ago, a dear friend of mine that I have known for over 25-years contacted me with an urgent request concerning his son who had recently returned from Afghanistan.
October 20th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Health,Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
In my latest issue of The Veteran Magazine (September-October 2011), from Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), is an excellent series of articles focused on PTSD.
October 9th, 2011 | Posted in PTSD | Read More »
Many active duty folks and Veterans have an impressive sense of history. They can recall specific battles in World War II, name obsolete military equipment from past eras and fondly recall their relative’s own military experience.
October 4th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
The terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001 impacted us all. For many people these reactions have lessened over time.
September 17th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Understanding suicide is the first step to conquer it
September 9th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Health,PTSD | Read More »
Edie Meeks, RN, seems very positive on first impression. But, she says the sadness and anger that resulted from her service as a combat nurse in Vietnam has never left her.
September 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
The road out of PTSD hell is worse than combat for most
September 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Health,PTSD,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
It is difficult to watch this video without both crying and being inspired.
September 1st, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
Last week I sent the Department of Defense questions sparked by a series of new reports appearing in American, British and Australian medical journals questioning the efficacy of mental health drugs so widely prescribed by our young and old veterans.
August 30th, 2011 | Posted in PTSD | Read More »
Three recent studies suggest the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs should re-examine their protocols on psychotropic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions across generations of patients.
August 22nd, 2011 | Posted in PTSD | Read More »
Most of us were at one time or another moved to tears. For me it was tears of spiritual joy. For others it was perhaps tears of glimpsing past the pain, and under the sadness, a sense of the innocent little boy we all once were.
July 21st, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a recognized condition associated with traumatic events which an individual lives through.
July 12th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
If combat veterans are responding positively to these once a week eight week action oriented heart centered workshops ~ it’s time for the VA to open the door to alternative healing methodologies which the rest of the country is already acknowledging, supporting and experiencing.
July 5th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Health,PTSD | Read More »
Boom! Crackle! Boom! Crackle! The sky lights up with a series of colors and flashes, then the a roar of “oohs and ahs” from the crowd—this, the fireworks on the 4th of July, is something that is certainly very thrilling for Americans, but not for many of its heroes—Veterans coping with PTSD.
June 28th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
A year after its ribbon-cutting ceremony, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence is making a difference in the lives of warfighters suffering traumatic brain injuries and psychological disorders, said Dr. James Kelly, the center’s director.
June 24th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
There are an estimated 600,000 VIetnam and Desert Storm Veterans and an another 160,000 Iraqi and Afghanistan Veterans with PTSD. Find out how to get help.
June 20th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
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