Feds Launch New Suicide Prevention Strategy

Veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are at a much higher risk of suicide than the general population. In fact, California veterans benefits lawyers have found that suicides are ...

Arizona Vets Demand Approval of Medical Marijuana for Treatment of PTSD

Arizona is one of the few states in the country that has a medical marijuana policy that allows the distribution and sale of medical marijuana for the treatment of certain disorders. Veterans in that ...

Researchers Experiment with Virtual Reality Simulation to Treat PTSD

The incidence of post traumatic stress disorder among veterans is likely to reach epidemic proportions as the number of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan increase. The federal ...

New Generation of Veterans Poses Unique Challenges

There is a new generation of veterans that is being welcomed in the United States, as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, and thousands of soldiers return home. However, there are stark ...

Increasing Use of Service Dogs As Therapy for PTSD

Struggling to cope with an increasing number of veterans returning from combat with severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, the US military is experimenting with a number of alternate ...

Veterans with PTSD Have Difficulty Finding Employment

Veterans who are returning from combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan find an employment situation that is discriminatory. Many employers are leery about hiring veterans, because of the widespread ...

PTSD Has Surprisingly Positive Effects on Coping Skills

A soldier, who has received a diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder, can expect months of trauma and anxiety, as he struggles to cope with the effects of combat-related stress. However, ...

Did Soldier’s Brain Injury Spark Afghanistan Rampage?

Questions about the mental health of the soldier accused of killing 16 civilians, including women and children, during a shooting and stabbing rampage in Afghanistan are beginning to emerge. ...

Veterans with PTSD at High Risk of Opioid Painkiller Addiction

New research seems to indicate that veterans, who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health disorders, may be at a high risk of addiction to opioid painkillers.

Reckless Driving by Veterans Could Be a Symptom of PTSD

Veterans, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, may suffer not just nightmares and flashbacks, but also an inability to drive safely. Thousands of veterans who are returning from combat duty ...

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