Tag Archives: PTSD

Angry vets demand end to backlog of disability claims

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Team VCS

More than 200 veterans attend a forum organized by lawmakers seeking to expedite stalled or bungled disability claims. One attendee filed his claim in 1947. Veteran Douglas Briggs throws up his arms in frustration as he makes his feelings known … Continue reading →

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Appeals court blocks overhaul of VA mental health system

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS Lawsuit in the news,Executive Director Quoted From American Medical News GOVERNMENT Judges say they have no authority to decide whether the agency provides adequate medical care, despite an earlier panel’s finding of “unchecked incompetence.” By ALICIA GALLEGOS, amednews staff. Posted May 21, … Continue reading →

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MENTAL ILLNESS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR ACTIVE-DUTY TROOPS

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Team VCS

  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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Court Rejects Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans’ Demand for Better VA Care

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS lawsuit in the news  – From the Daily Beast by Jamie Reno The plaintiffs in the case of Veterans for Common Sense v. Eric K. Shinsekithought they had a sure winner on their hands. Filed by veterans’ rights groups in … Continue reading →

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US Army examines why some soldiers avoid PTSD care, strategies to keep them in treatment

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Team VCS

May 7, 2012 (Science Codex) – U.S. Army researcher Maj. Gary H. Wynn, M.D., shared new analysis on why some Soldiers suffering from combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) never seek care or drop out of treatment early during a presentation … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit Update and Statement

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Team VCS

 The following statement was prepared in cooperation with our co-plaintiffs and attorneys in this matter. A special thanks to the staff of Morrison and Foerster LLP for all their tireless  efforts and hard work on behalf of veterans.  —– Appellate … Continue reading →

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New name for PTSD could mean less stigma

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Washington Post By Greg Jaffe, Published: May 5 It has been called shell shock, battle fatigue, soldier’s heart and, most recently, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.Now, military officers and psychiatrists are embroiled in a heated debate over whether to change the … Continue reading →

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Army warns doctors against using certain drugs in PTSD treatment

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Team VCS

BY BOB BREWIN 04/25/2012  From NEXTGOV.com The Army Surgeon General’s office is backing away from its long-standing endorsement of prescribing troops multiple highly addictive psychotropic drugs for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and early this month warned regional medical commanders against using … Continue reading →

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Army’s new PTSD guidelines fault Madigan’s screening tests

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Team VCS

  By HAL BERNTON The Seattle Times The Army Surgeon General’s Office has issued new guidelines for diagnosing PTSD that criticize an approach once routinely used at Madigan Army Medical Center. The policy, obtained by The Seattle Times, specifically discounts tests … Continue reading →

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Nursing groups promise PTSD, TBI training

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes By LEO SHANE III Published: April 10, 2012 WASHINGTON — A coalition of nursing schools and medical organizations will train more than 3 million nurses in coming years on how to recognize and respond to post-traumatic stress … Continue reading →

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