Articles by User 231
-
The study was led by Stephanie Misono, a resident in the UW Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery. The study looked at data between 1973 and 2002 from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, and health statistics data fr...
-
Younger members of the military and those who are members of the National Guard or reserves returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at increased risk of starting binge drinking, heavy regular drinking, and other problems with alcohol, according to a study appearing in...
-
Today the Department of Veterans Affairs pays compensation for PTSD to nearly twice as many veterans as it did six years ago, at an annual cost of $4.3 billion. Most recent applicants are Vietnam War veterans.
-
The history of PTSD date back to the early 1800's where military doctors began diagnosing soldiers with "exhaustion" following the stress of battle. This "exhaustion" was characterized by mental shutdown due to individual or group trauma. Around this time the...User 231 | August 28, 2008 | Comments: 0 |
-
A study released April 17 by the Rand Corp. reported that 18.5 percent of the 1.6 million U.S. troops who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan -- or 300,000 people -- said they had symptoms of depression or PTSD because of their overseas service. Nineteen percent -- 320,000 -- re...
-
<!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Ro...
-
In October 2002, a planning group of 15 experts from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) concluded that the culture of medicine must place a higher priority on physician mental health to effectively address untreated mood disorders and an increased burden of sui...
-
He wakes up soaked in sweat at 3:30 am, rescued by consciousness from a string of nightmares. The first was about a new reality show on television in which all of the male contestants agreed to have their penises cut off if they didn't win. The victims seemed to tolerate the insu...