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Veterans Ptsd

For Some Soldiers, The Homefront Is An Even Tougher Battle

HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 12.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Iraq PTSD, Camp Rawah, Veterans PTSD, Operation Homefront, Traumatic Brain Injury, Edward v. Harris, Al-Anbar, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, 12 Days 12 Cities 12 Families, Impact News

This story is part of HuffPost Impact's 12 Days, 12 Cities, 12 Families series, highlighting Americans who have persevered to overcome incredible chal...

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Is There a Fort Hood-New Haven Connection?

Aimee Liu | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Yale University, Veterans PTSD, New Haven-Connecticut, Fort Hood, Major Hasan, Psychology, Fort Hood Shootings, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Media News
Aimee Liu

Could it be that there is something about the steady exposure to stories of the horror of war that twists the psyche?

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Could Fort Hood Tragedy Been Avoided?

Lawrence J. Siegel | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Psychiatry, Nidal Malik Hasan, Fort Hood, Veterans PTSD, Ptsd, September 11th, Fort Hood Shootings, Politics News
Lawrence J. Siegel

As a child psychologist, I worked with families who were affected in the aftermath of September 11. My three decades as a mental health professional did not fully prepare me for this task.

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Stress, Suicide and Homicide: How Do We Help Our Veterans Cope?

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fort Hood, Mental Health, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Veterans PTSD, Ptsd, Veterans Administration, Fort Hood Shootings, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

In the aftermath of Fort Hood, too many are focusing on the religion of the alleged perpetrator, rather than on a more important issue: the lack of adequate psychosocial care for those in uniform.

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PTSD: Fort Hood Shooting Shines Spotlight

ABC News | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Fort Hood, Mental Health, Army, Troops, US Soldiers, Veterans PTSD, Crime, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Living News

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...

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Veterans (And How You Can Support Them)

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 12.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Veterans Disability, Veterans PTSD, Homeless Veterans, Veterans History Project, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Troops Care Packages, Veterans Day, 5 Facts About Veterans, American Folklife Center, Veterans How to Help, Ptsd, Troops Letters, Veterans, Facts About Veterans, Facts About Veterans Day, Veterans Facts, Veterans Day Facts, Homeless Veterans Facts, Veteran Facts, Impact News

Veteran's Day only happens once a year, but our nation's veterans need our support year-round. We've pulled together five facts about U.S. veterans, t...

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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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For Veterans, "Happiness is a warm puppy"

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 04.09.2009 | Style

Read More: Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Veterans PTSD, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, 9/11, Obama Health Care, Tbi, Veterans, Iraq War, Iraq Veterans, Marines, Dogs and Relationships, US Marines, US Army, Gallery, Iraq, Ptsd, Obama Iraq, Style News
Luis Carlos Montalván

Recently, I learned that the comic-strip writer Charles Schulz was a decorated veteran of WWII and experienced severe forms of the shock and melancholy that often results from combat.

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Of No Fixed Address: A Real Job

Christopher Devine | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Veterans PTSD, Poverty, Homeless Veterans, Panhandling, Homelessness, Chicago Homeless, Ptsd, Oral History, Streetwise, Chicago News
Christopher Devine

This is the sixth in a series of excerpts from my book Of No Fixed Address: A Collection of Voices from the Streets of Chicago.

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The Way I See It- Let's Make PTSD a Household Name.

Colleen Perry | Posted 01.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Combat Veterans, Sexual Assault in Military, Psychotherapy, Tbi, Veterans PTSD, Trauma, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harrassment, Traumatic Brain Injury, Living News
Colleen Perry

I can tell you from personal experience that the symptoms of PTSD affect not only the soldier, but their their family and friends. After his return from Panama, my brother was never the same.

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PTSD: An Iraq War Veteran's Experience

Kim Stolz | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq War Veteran, Iraq PTSD, Veterans PTSD, Rutgers University, Soldiers PTSD, Iraq, Ptsd, Veterans, Home News
Kim Stolz

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is an illness that most people have a surfaced knowledge of, at best, even though its earliest reports date b...

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Veterans Need Barack Obama

Jack Lewis | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Vete, Veterans Affairs, Veterans PTSD, Ptsd, Veterans, John McCain, John McCain Veterans, Mccain, Home News
Jack Lewis

Pundits have called McCain's body language during the first presidential debate "arrogant" and "dismissive." To me, John looked like he was flinching away from a physical beating.

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A July 4 Tragedy: Wounded Marine, Who Helped Other Iraq Vets, a Likely Suicide

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Suicides, Warwire, Iraq, Veterans PTSD, Vets, Casualties, War, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

On June 23, Sean Webster's body was found in an isolated part of his base. The Naval Criminal Investigate Service is probing the death as a "probable" suicide.

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Vets Being Recruited For Government Tests On Drugs With Violent Side Effects

ABC News And The Washington Times | BRIAN ROSS and VIC WALTER | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Veterans Administration Drug Trials, Veterans PTSD, Veterans Administration, VA Drug Trials, Veterans Health Care, VA Chantix, Politics News

Mentally distressed veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are being recruited for government tests on pharmaceutical drugs linked to suicide and other vi...

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Military Considering Purple Hearts For Soldiers With Psychological Wounds

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI DREAZEN | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dealing With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Warwire, Veterans PTSD, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Iraq War Veterans, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

Centuries before Iraq and Afghanistan, George Washington created the Purple Heart to honor troops wounded in combat. But with an increasing number of...

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