War Veterans

Bringing Vets Back Inside the Wire

Steve Peck | Posted 05.16.2012

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For many veterans returning from war, the battle is far from over. We are but one of many organizations devoted to helping vets. As we are reminded on a much too frequent basis, the problems are huge.

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How The Body Speaks For Your Experiences

E. C. Hurley, Ph.D. | Posted 04.29.2012

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Veterans know that being in the military can be hazardous to their health. The risk of facing the enemy and putting their life on the line is something soldiers face regularly. It's the nature of "going to war." Yet, there are numerous other unknown risks that are not apparent until later in life.

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Why Our Unconscious Rules Us ... And What To Do About It

Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

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One of the common denominators of people who enter therapy is the feeling of being "stuck" in some way. Often there is the feeling of not being able to break out of a set of behaviors, feelings or thoughts. People know "it should be different," but can't seem to get things to really change for themselves.

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When Memories Of The Past Interrupt The Present

E. C. Hurley, Ph.D. | Posted 04.20.2012

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Everyone returns changed from a combat deployment. Spouses of combat soldiers frequently report their partner is typically less communicative, more emotionally distant, socially isolated, irritable, and more reactive. They generally report that the honeymoon period after coming home may have lasted three days, perhaps even a couple of weeks before the difficulties began.

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The Real Cost Of Wartime Stress

Mark C. Russell, Ph.D., ABPP | Posted 04.06.2012

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Media and official reports on prevalence rates of military war stress injury have focused almost exclusively on escalating rates of well-known war stress injuries such as PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety, substance abuse, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the true impact from war trauma cannot be reduced to a handful of psychiatric diagnoses, as some may want.

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3 Treatment Options For PTSD

E. C. Hurley, Ph.D. | Posted 04.06.2012

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Many veterans never dreamed of needing help coping with life following combat deployments. While the impact of surviving in a combat zone has left many veterans seeking help in overcoming posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there have been significant advances in treatment.

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How Unprocessed Memories Keep Us Apart -- And How To Heal Them

Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. | Posted 04.06.2012

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When I first began to develop EMDR therapy back in 1987, I experimented with everyone who was willing to volunteer. One of the things I found very interesting was that often the problem they were concentrating on would spontaneously connect in their minds to earlier memories that were related in some way. That's how I began to discover that the past was really present.

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Preventing Military Misconduct Stress Behaviors

Mark C. Russell, Ph.D., ABPP | Posted 03.28.2012

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There is no doubt in my mind that EMDR therapy can significantly reduce and/or relieve a lot of pain and suffering for many military members and veterans, and doing so would prevent an untold number of misconduct stress behaviors and chronic war stress injuries such as PTSD and depression.

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Post-War Fatigue: The Psychological Price We're All Paying

Francine Shapiro, Ph.D. | Posted 03.28.2012

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Now, a new generation comes home from wars that have gone on for a decade, often with no clear sense of victory. For those who have managed to return physically unscathed, how many carry memories of pain that also leave them feeling alienated and unable to communicate?

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The Final Battle: Moving Past Trauma

E. C. Hurley, Ph.D. | Posted 03.28.2012

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There is a desperate need to maintain hope that the veteran can win in the final battle -- coming home. So, where does a veteran turn for help? Know there are health care providers who are committed to making a difference both to the veteran and family members. Together we all can make a difference.

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War Veteran Makes Art To Stay Sane And Sober (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Video By Damon Dahlen | Posted 01.06.2012

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Patrick Dillon, 60, a Vietnam Veteran used to turn to drugs and alcohol to manage his PTSD following the Vietnam War. Now, a sober Dillon spends his t...

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Army Charges Eight in Chinatown Soldier Danny Chen's Death

| Posted 12.21.2011

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By Patrick Hedlund MANHATTAN — Eight U.S. soldiers have been charged in connection to the death of a Chinatown army private who the military says...

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Veterans: A New Era Of Serving God And Country

Bishop James Magness | Posted 01.11.2012

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Even though far less than 1 percent of our citizens of our country serve in any branch of the military, as a society we have become very connected with men and women in the military services.

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D-Day Vets Reunite By Chance On Beach They Stormed 67 Years Ago

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.21.2011

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Almost 70 years ago while fighting in Normandy on D-Day, Bill Betts believed himself wounded beyond survival. He told his friend Clifford Baker to con...

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Obama Shortchanges Veterans On Mental Health

Leila Levinson | Posted 10.26.2011

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On an average day, 18 veterans of our nation's armed forces take their own lives. Of those, roughly one quarter are enrolled with the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system

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Take a Simple Nutrient? Improve Gulf War Syndrome

Dr. Walter Crinnion | Posted 09.14.2011

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Those vets with this set of health problems -- often referred to as "Gulf War Illness" -- have not been improving since the end of their service. And their symptoms picture is shared by many others who never served in the military.

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Lying About Being A 'War Hero' May Become Criminal

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 07.12.2011

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DENVER — A law making it illegal to lie about being a war hero is constitutional because it defends the integrity of important military medals a...

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Why So Many Veterans Are Struggling To Get Health Care (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Alana Elias Kornfeld and Hunter Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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In this year's State of the Union address, President Obama said that "veterans can now download their electronic medical records with the click of a m...

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PHOTOS: Veterans Day Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919 as a day "filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in t...

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Operation Thriller USO Tour, Day No. 1

David Morrell | Posted 05.25.2011

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We were given the honor of spending time with wounded military personnel. In an emotional six hours, almost all wanted to tell their vivid stories, as if they couldn't believe what had happened, fulfilling a need to chase away the nightmare.

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Russia Celebrates 1917 Revolution With Red Square Parade (PHOTOS)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW (AP) -- Thousands of Russian cadets wearing World War II-era uniforms, including girls with giant white bows in their hair, paraded across Red ...

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PHOTOS: War Amputees Climb Kilimanjaro

Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The three veterans from three different wars had only one good leg among them. But that didn't stop them from summiting Africa's...

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Paul Gernert, Iraq War Veteran, Gets Help With Service Dog

Posted 05.25.2011

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Iraq war veterans with PTSD can face a number of mental and emotional obstacles when attempting to resume a normal life on the home front. One veter...

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Franken's First Bill: Service Dogs For Vets

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 05.25.2011

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Freshman Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) announced his first legislative initiative on Monday -- a bill to provide service dogs to wounded veterans. Franke...

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Inauguration Reflection

Bill Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just yards from where slaves were auctioned and on the steps of a building constructed with slave labor, an African-American took the oath of office in a peaceful passage of power.

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