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PTSD Vet Gets Help from Service Dog
August 23, 2008, Billings, MT – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can cause life-long struggles with depression and flash-backs. Christina Avey was unsure when someone recommended she get a service dog. Making a mistake many do by thinking the animals only … Continue reading
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DND Says 14.1{cd9ac3671b356cd86fdb96f1eda7eb3bb1367f54cff58cc36abbd73c33c82e1d} of Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan Have OSI and PTSD [Canada]
August 4, 2008 – Some 14 per cent of Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan reported experiencing symptoms of operational stress injuries, and 6.5 per cent of that total experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or both, according to the … Continue reading
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Navy Captain Points to Study Drawing Link Between Nicotine Dependence, PTSD Risk
August 4, 2008, Kaiserslautern, Germany – Put this in your pipe and smoke it. Those who smoke and dip tobacco double their risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing traumatic events, according to researchers. Navy Capt. Richard Westphal, a … Continue reading
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New Research Shows PTSD Leaves Physical Footprints on the Brain
July 27, 2008 -At a recent conference for some of the area’s leading neurologists, San Francisco physicist Norbert Schuff captured his colleagues’ attention when he presented colorful brain images of U.S. soldiers who had returned from Iraq and Afghanistan and … Continue reading
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July 29, Lawsuit Update: Groups Ask Court to Expedite PTSD Care
July 29, 2008 – Two veterans groups have asked a federal appeals court to force the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expedite disability claims and treat troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The … Continue reading
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Scope of PTSD Expands for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans, Pyschologist Tells Rotary Club
July 22, 2008, Charleston, WV – Doctors and psychologists are slowly coming to grips with the numbers of soldiers coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder, local psychologist David Clayman told members of the Rotary Club of … Continue reading
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Living with PTSD: A Wife’s Perspective
July 18, 2008 – Carol and Chuck Chapman thought they’d start their lives all over again once he retired from the Marine Corps after nearly 30 years of service. They moved to Mesa County and bought a spread on Reeder … Continue reading
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More Vets Seeking Help for PTSD
July 13, 2008 – It should have been one of happiest days of Nick Santoro’s young life. After two hellish combat tours in Iraq, Santoro was back at his Buckingham home just before Thanksgiving last year. He was surrounded by … Continue reading
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Wife Says Soldier’s Standoff Triggered in Part by PTSD
July 1, 2008, Honolulu, HI – A Schofield Barracks soldier led Honolulu Police on an 18 hour standoff. The standoff began at 4:30 p.m. Monday. The soldier had barricaded himself in his home with guns. Officers moved in and negotiators … Continue reading
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Results Support Early Screening of All Trauma Patients: PTSD is Prevalent 1 Year After Injury
June 2008, New York – Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression are extremely common a full year after hospitalization for injury and are associated with up to a nearly sixfold increased likelihood of failure to return to work, according to the … Continue reading
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