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June is PTSD Awareness Month
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that can occur after someone goes through a traumatic event like war, assault, or disaster. This month is PTSD Awareness Month, and the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs are raising awareness about the problem, … Continue reading
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PTSD outcomes improve as US Army adds behavioral health screening to primary care
posted on: june 6, 2012 – 4:00pm FORT KNOX, Ky., June 6, 2012 – American Soldiers are reaping the rewards of an innovative Army program designed to identify and treat Soldiers at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression earlier by conducting … Continue reading
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New effort at TCU focuses on combat veterans’ moral injuries
By CHRIS VAUGHN Fort Worth Star-Telegram Published: June 5, 2012 FORT WORTH — War changes people. That is indisputable. The changes differ infinitely, depending on the individuals, their background, age and maturity, their war, when they served, the place they served. … Continue reading
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VA/DOD PTSD Mobile App wins award in telemedicine
Check it out. Mobile App: PTSD Coach PTSD Coach mobile app wins FCC award for helping people use technology to manage PTSD symptoms. The PTSD Coach app can help you learn about and manage symptoms that commonly occur after trauma. … Continue reading
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Program helps civilians understand veterans’ views
By Corinne Reilly The Virginian-PilotHampton It’s a simple story, and to those with a connection to the Army or Marine Corps, it might even be a cliche. But when Eric Endries tells it to outsiders, particularly those in law … Continue reading
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Will We Pay Our Debt to Our Veterans?
VCS ED Quoted. Water Reed scandal we helped expose is also discussed. From the Fix Soldiers are coming home from our two wars with a staggering rate of invisible brain injuries—and the addictions that go with them. With treatment estimated … Continue reading
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MENTAL ILLNESS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR ACTIVE-DUTY TROOPS
From NextGov Health JAE C. HONG/AP The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have spent almost $2 billion since 2001 to buy drugs to treat mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder despite growing evidence some of those drugs exacerbate PTSD symptoms, … Continue reading
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Oakland Veterans Affairs’ Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds
By Aaron Glantz Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free mental health care, … Continue reading
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Lawmakers question VA’s plans to hire more staff
By KEVIN FREKING | Associated Press – Tue, May 8, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress expressed doubts Tuesday on plans by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ to hire 1,900 additional workers to improve access to mental health care. Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House committee … Continue reading
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