Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Brain Scans Reveals Invisible Damage Of PTSD

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


WASHINGTON — Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-...

PTSD: Fort Hood Shooting Shines Spotlight

ABC News | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


Rates of PTSD, which may or may not have played a role in Hasan's case, along with traumatic brain injuries, are soaring, and are a leading cause of s...

Veterans: Casualties of the Drug War

Daniel Robelo | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Daniel Robelo

It's a sad day in America when, instead of being offered compassion and treatment, veterans struggling with substance abuse and PTSD as a result of their service are locked up for these conditions.

The Fort Hood Killer and PTSD

Jeremiah Workman | Posted 11.12.2009 | World


Jeremiah Workman

No, the alleged killer did not have combat-induced Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. But he did treat men and women with PTSD, and that is a major issue that hardly anyone has discussed.

The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

A Gift on Veterans Day: Re-Engage Veterans in Service

John Bridgeland | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


John Bridgeland

America's support for veterans should not stop at the airport gate. How our nation treats its returning veterans says a lot about our gratitude for their service.

Cairo to Fort Hood: Broader Engagement at Home and Abroad

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Qanta Ahmed, MD

Mass murders have become a depressingly familiar punctuation in the rhythm of modern day American despair.

Families, Caregivers Bear the Biggest Burden

Bob Woodruff | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Bob Woodruff

This Veterans Day, after we raise the flag, we must raise awareness about wars hidden injuries, and what's required for injured service members, families and caregivers to have safe futures.

Deaths at Fort Hood

Louise Farr | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Louise Farr

The military is a world of its own, and its psychologists and psychiatrists are doing nothing less than attempting to upend an entrenched culture.

What Our Pets Know That We Don't

Lee Schneider | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Lee Schneider

We humans are learning that our pets are pretty smart creatures. Not only have they managed to negotiate free room and board for life, they also help people heal and have learned how to communicate with us using our own language.

Major Hasan Did Not "Catch" Vicarious PTSD

Scott Mendelson, M.D. | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Scott Mendelson, M.D.

A well trained psychiatrist or psychologist is not driven into violent frenzy by dealing with the trauma of soldiers, nor do they acquire those soldiers' emotional wounds vicariously.

Louis Bressler Speaks: Fort Carson Soldier Charged With Two Murders

rollingstone.com | L. Christopher Smith | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


In the six years since combat operations began in Iraq, Fort Carson -- the country's third-largest Army base, with 22,000 active soldiers on duty -- h...

Of Pachyderms and Paratroopers

G.A. Bradshaw | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


G.A. Bradshaw

To stem widespread Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, we are advised by listening to the veterans who served, survived, and suffer from the ravages of the condition. Their visions and lessons are invaluable.

Black Ops and Fort Hood

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

There are lots of places to start looking if we want clues as to what happened at an Army base at Fort Hood, Texas. One obvious clue is Virginia Tech....

The Stigma of PTSD

Jeremiah Workman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living


Jeremiah Workman

Nutcase. Psycho. Unbalanced. These are some of the words I've been tagged with since being diagnosed with PTSD. Our society's image of the returning warrior with PTSD has been framed by Hollywood.

Struggling Iraq Vet's Wife May Be Deported

LA Times | Teresa Watanabe | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


The nightmares still plague him. The terrifying mortar attacks. The loss of an Albanian soldier and ally, mutilated by shrapnel. The Iraqi children, b...

Helping Vets, Pets, and Primates

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Congress took two steps in recent days on animal issues, as part of its larger bills related to the Department of Defense and military spending.

Trauma And The Benefits Of Writing About It

Psychology Today | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


Research by my colleague Jamie Pennebaker and his colleagues suggests that one of the best therapies for this kind of psychological trauma is also one...

The War at Home

Jeremiah Workman | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


Jeremiah Workman

I learned the hard way that the war doesn't stop when our boots touch home soil again, it just changes form. We're tough guys who don't need help. For generations, that's been the ethos in the military.

Reflections on Suicide

Christopher Lukas | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books


Christopher Lukas

The rate of death by suicide in the armed forces is increasing at alarming rates. Death is terrible, no matter how it comes. But death by suicide leaves those left behind, asking Why? How?

Andrew Ward: Iraq War Veteran Opens Fire On Police In Lynn, Indiana

AP | Posted 10.11.2009 | Home


LYNN, Ind. — An ex-Marine who served in Iraq has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of a police officer after firing on police. ...

Can Memories Be Erased?

Joseph LeDoux | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York


Joseph LeDoux

Remember Jim Carrey's character in Eternal Sunshine? He wanted the memory of Clementine extracted, traces of her wiped clean. Surely this was a film fantasy and impossible in real life. Or is it?

Grey's Anatomy Sheds Light on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Michelle Renee | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment


Michelle Renee

I want to applaud Grey's Anatomy and share a message with others who have survived violence, abuse, and trauma: Do the work. The simple truth is there really is light at the end of the PTSD tunnel.

Adult Children of Alcoholics ACoAs: Qualities and Traits

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

It has long been clear to me that being an ACoA needs aggressive and long term treatment. Ignoring the damage only allows it to leak out in intimate relationships.

Iraq Troops' PTSD Rate As High As 35 Percent

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living


The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers antici...