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 »
The rush of adrenaline may be what causes the human body to go into survival mode, but it also causes a euphoric high this is behind PTSD
June 20th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
This June, the VA’s National Center for PTSD needs your help to increase PTSD awareness.
June 14th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been through a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something horrible and scary that you see or that happens to you. During this type of event, you think that your life or others’ lives are in danger. You may feel afraid or feel that you have no control over what is happening.
June 13th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
the closer you came to death every day, and there were many ways to observe that act, the likelier a Vet was to be diagnosed with post traumatic stress
June 11th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Health,PTSD | Read More »
The James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida has started a new Challenge Coin Program for the Veterans served in our Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Clinical Program.
June 7th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
This article reviews Australian and overseas studies on the physical health effects of Vietnam service. by Dr. Eileen J. Wilson
June 7th, 2011 | Posted in Agent Orange,Coping,Health,PTSD | Read More »
Warrior 2 Citizen – the program to address the family needs of the transitioning warrior
June 4th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
149 killed this year in Afghanistan and 24 in Iraq. Almost six months of combat 173 killed. This is day 149 of this year meaning at least 2,682 veterans have taken their own lives so far.
May 29th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Editors Picks,Health,PTSD | Read More »
The Veterans Affairs Department’s Veterans Crisis Line received 14,000 calls in April, the highest monthly volume ever recorded for the four-year-old suicide prevention program.
May 25th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Health,PTSD | Read More »
“They were treating him for PTSD while he was still over there (in Iraq),” said Mark Charters of Midland, Brooks’ uncle. “They gave him an honorable discharge, a month’s worth of pills and then told him that he wasn’t eligible for help at the VA hospital because he hadn’t served 24 months of active duty.”
May 19th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
Veterans with untreated PTSD are more likely to wind up in the criminal justice system.
May 17th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
On February 15, 2001, Sonia Reich fled her home in Skokie, Illinois, insisting that someone was trying to kill her — to “put a bullet in [her] head.” It took a year for her son, Chicago Tribune journalist Howard Reich, to understand why she was running the streets of Skokie, fearing for her life: Late-onset PTSD Turns [...]
May 13th, 2011 | Posted in Health,Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD | Read More »
Outraged by a change in a counseling contract that provides mental health care to military personnel and their families, a Missoula therapist is waging a one-person war to defend soldiers’ rights.
April 17th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
There are so many secrets this country has, it is hard to know where to begin. It isn’t that no one is talking about these things, but too many are dismissing them as just rumors. Nothing new really. Considering when veterans of wars going back to the Revolution, came home with what we call Post Traumatic Stress Disorder today, up until 40 years ago, no one was doing anything about it other than looking for excuses to ignore their pain.
April 14th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
I have demonstrated that only after the heart is opened can true self healing occur for only then does the client (veterans or otherwise) truly want to heal. Using the premise that what is deepest within us is love ( not anger ) and utilizing an action oriented approach to face and go through their fears ~ my clients, including veterans, soon discover that beneath their pain, anger and shame is not only love and joy but most importantly their true authentic self.
March 30th, 2011 | Posted in Coping,Health,PTSD | Read More »
In early 2010 WWII veteran Jerry Yellin was introduced to a young man, Dory Klock, an eight-year Army veteran who had fought in Bosnia. Dory was having difficulty adjusting, keeping a job, and fighting drugs and alcohol. As a combat veteran, Jerry knew these inner struggles all too well. Dory’s wife and two daughters were suffering with him, and Dory’s mom Lin, Jerry’s friend, was beside herself. Then one day Lin called and asked Jerry if he could help her out. “Sure, Lin, anything,” he told her.
March 25th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
The National Center for PTSD’s vision is to be the foremost leader in information on PTSD and trauma. Because of the commonalities between reactions to various traumatic events, in addition to studying PTSD in Veterans, the Center covers other trauma, including disaster. As a part of VA, the National Center for PTSD has a long history of helping respond in times of national emergency. Given that the NCPTSD has an international presence as a leader in research and education and trauma, we make the following materials available.
March 24th, 2011 | Posted in Health,PTSD | Read More »
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