Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) articles and videos
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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.
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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 |
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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...
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Youtube description: National Guards and Reservist serve at home, then deploy into combat with the regular military. Then they come home, return to family and jobs, but carry the wounds of PTSD within them. They return to fire departments and police departments, continuing...David E | August 19, 2008 | Comments: 0 |
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Study finds drug helps PTSD nightmares SEATTLE -- A generic drug already used by millions of Americans for high blood pressure and prostate problems has been found to improve sleep and lessen trauma nightmares in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). "This is...
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Seven months after Sergeant Christopher LeJeune started scouting Baghdad's dangerous roads — acting as bait to lure insurgents into the open so his Army unit could kill them — he found himself growing increasingly despondent. "We'd been doing some heavy missions, and things ...
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NY Times By LIZETTE ALVAREZPublished: July 8, 2008Most nights when Anthony Klecker, a former marine, finally slept, he found himself back on the battlefields of Iraq. He would awake in a panic, and struggle futilely to return to sleep.Days were scarcely better. Car alarms shatter...David E | July 07, 2008 | Comments: 0 |
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From Army Times By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer Posted : Monday Jul 7, 2008 18:57:16 EDTDuring the first week of the war in Iraq, a Military Times photographer captured the arresting image of Army Spc. Joseph Patrick Dwyer as he raced through a battle zone clutching a tiny Iraqi ...David E | July 07, 2008 | Comments: 0 |