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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Trauma And The Benefits Of Writing About It

Psychology Today | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Therapy, Trauma, Health, Writing, Narrative, Psychology, Ptsd, Writing Therapy, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News

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...

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The War at Home

Jeremiah Workman | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

Read More: Ptsd, Afghanistan, Fallujah, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, World News
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.

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Reflections on Suicide

Christopher Lukas | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Iraq PTSD, US Marines, Survivor, Afghanistan, General Mark Graham, Army Suicide, US Soldiers, War, Suicide, Iraq, Ptsd, Suicide Prevention, US Army, War on Terror, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Books News
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?

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

AP | Posted 10.11.2009 | Home

Read More: Depression, Mental Health, Marines, Veterans, Va, Suicide, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Lynn, Iraq War, Andrew Ward, Iraq, Indianna, Vets, Anxiety, PTSD Shooting, Home News

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. ...

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Can Memories Be Erased?

Joseph LeDoux | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Emotions, Fear, Trauma, How to Control Emotions, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Memories, New York News
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?

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

Michelle Renee | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michelle Renee, Mental Health, Ptsd, Wellness, Emotional Wellness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Grey's Anatomy Premiere, Grey's Anatomy, Entertainment News
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.

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Adult Children of Alcoholics ACoAs: Qualities and Traits

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Acoas, Addiction & Recovery, Codependency, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News
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.

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Iraq Troops' PTSD Rate As High As 35 Percent

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Iraq, Troops, Ptsd, Iraq Troops, Iraq War, War in Iraq, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, The Inner Life, Living News

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

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Iraq Troops' PTSD Rate As High As 35 Percent: New Study

physorg.com | Posted 11.15.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq PTSD, US Military, Military, U.S. Military, Iraq War Veterans, Iraq Troops PTSD, Ptsd, Military Veterans, Iraq War Vets, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, World News

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

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Babette Perry, New Jersey Pharmacy Technician, Sues Employer Over Fake OxyContin Holdup

AP | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Babette Perry, Hampton Behavioral Health Center, Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder, Pharmacy Technician Sues, Pharmacy Technician Sues Employer, Oxycontin, New Jersey, Universal Health Services Inc., New York News

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A New Jersey pharmacy technician who says she was traumatized when a masked gunman burst into her store demanding OxyContin ...

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Just Listen: Jaycee Lee Dugard

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 10.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Child Molestation, Mark Goulston, Trauma, Jaycee Lee Dugard, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Imagine Jaycee's personality as a car that was happily going about her life 18 years ago, before she was abducted by the Garridos and taken to the compound that we are now seeing pictures of.

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What are the Wounds of War?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq War Veteran, Chris Hedges, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Emotional Trauma, Afghanistan, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Support for American soldiers is strong, though I have heard from military personnel that there are still moments when war returnees are vilified as soldiers, their being mistaken for war itself.

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Healing Soliders' Hidden Wounds

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Marc Kielburger, Soldiers, Mental Health, Craig Kielburger, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, Living News
Craig and Marc Kielburger

The men standing firm-footed with their arms outstretched are not your typical yoga students. They are warriors - actual ones, not just spiritual.

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Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder At High Risk Of Developing Dementia

USA Today | Mary Brophy Marcus, | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Troops, Troops, US Veterans, Ptsd, Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia compared with veterans who don't...

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Doctor: 12% Of All Journalists May Have PTSD

NPR | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Anthony Feinstein, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Journalists PTSD, Ptsd, Media News

With such a high-stakes, high-stress lifestyle, it's no wonder many journalists return from war zones with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder,...

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Lessons Learned from Michael Jackson

Jane Shure | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Pop Music, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Michale Jackson, Living News
Jane Shure

Michael's actions reflected an inner structure based on compartmentalization and dissociation. His external image spoke volumes of a person who needed to mask his true self.

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Sam Stein

Army Launching Program To Train Soldiers To Combat Post-Traumatic Stress

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Army Personel, Army, Army Mental, Army Mentality, George Casey, Stress Disorder, Army Post-Traumatic Stress, Iraq War, Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

Faced with a growing number of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder cases in the armed forces, the U.S. Army will begin a program this summer to proactively...

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A Tweet To Remind, In Case You Forgot What Memorial Day Was Really About

Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Veterans PTSD, Bob Woodruff, Memorial Day, Remind.org, Twitter, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Stand Up for Heroes, Lee Woodruff, Memorial Day Weekend, Iraq Veterans, Tweet to Remind, James Gandolfini, Alive Day, Alive Day Memories, Media News
Rachel Sklar

Bob and Lee Woodruff have been just tireless in promoting their cause, and this latest iteration reflects a super-savvy harnessing of new media.

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Waging the Battle at Home

Bob Woodruff | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Veterans, Support Our Troops, Memorial Day, Memorial Day Weekend, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Ptsd, Soldier Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Bob Woodruff

More than a holiday, Memorial Day is an enduring symbol of the responsibility we share to ensure that "support our troops" -- including those with hidden injuries -- isn't just a slogan.

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War is Torture

Rick Ayers | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Missing CIA Torture Tapes, Senator-Graham-Military, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Abu Ghraib Abuse, Torture, Politics News
Rick Ayers

I would like to balance this crazy talk about whether torture is good policy with a counter-balancing, air-clearing, broad assertion: war is torture.

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Army Psychologist: "I Am Under A Lot Of Pressure Not To Diagnose Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"

Salon | Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Army, Veterans Affairs, Army Psychologists Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, War Wire, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored ...

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Death on the Home Front

Ann Jones | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq PTSD, Homicide, Ptsd, Intimate Partner Violence, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Ann Jones

No society that sends its men abroad to do violence can expect them to come home and be at peace. Wake up, America. The boys are coming home, and they're not the boys who went away.

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Another Year In Iraq: Looking Back and Ahead

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War Anniversary, Iraq War, Department of Veterans Affairs, Iraq Veterans, Traumatic Brain Injury, President Obama, Votevets, Ptsd, Barack Obama, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Tbi, Politics News
Jon Soltz

I was in Iraq at the start of the occupation, back in May, 2003. It's impossible to not look back and shake my head in disbelief. But I also look ahead and breathe a bit of a sigh of relief.

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VA Presumes All Veterans are Dishonorable

Luis Carlos Montalván and Rachel Natelson | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Va, Iraq PTSD, Ptsd, Department of Veteran Affairs, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván and Rachel Natelson

If we trust our troops to represent us honorably in battle, then surely we should afford them the benefit of the doubt when they seek compensation for their losses upon their return.

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Army Suicides: My Experience

Kayla Williams | Posted 04.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq PTSD, Iraq Soldier Suicide, Soldier Suicides, Suicide, Iraq, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Living News
Kayla Williams

I went into the psychiatrist's office and tried to explain my fears -- that I would never get better, never readjust, never make it in the civilian world.

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