Tag Archives: TBI

Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Push Back Against Stereotype of ‘Crazy Vet’

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Team VCS

March 20, 2012 (chron) – The shooting massacre of Afghan civilians in Panjwai earlier this month has sent pundits and journalists scrambling for clues to explain what could have led Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales to sneak off his base … Continue reading →

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Army reviewing traumatic stress diagnostic practices

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Team VCS

From Reuters By David Alexander WASHINGTON | Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:18am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging in the “unacceptable” practice of considering treatment costs … Continue reading →

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P.T.S.D. Can Yield Positive, Yet Sometimes Deadly, Results

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Team VCS

By JIM RENDON From http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/p-t-s-d-can-yield-positive-yet-sometimes-deadly-results/ Just as my story about the Army’s program designed to help boost resilience in soldiers was approaching its final edit for The Times Magazine, news broke of the killing of 16 Afghan civilians by an … Continue reading →

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Sgt. Robert Bales-PTSD Link at Odds With Research

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Team VCS

  From KABC Talk Radio US Army(NEW YORK) — When Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was arrested last week for allegedly killing 16 men, women and children in Kandahar, Afghanistan, speculation swirled that post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, had caused … Continue reading →

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In Afghan massacre, mental health check could come first

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Team VCS

By Oren Dorell and Jim Michaels USA Today Published: March 19, 2012 The soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan faces military justice similar to a civilian criminal trial, a process likely to begin with a months-long mental health … Continue reading →

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TBI sufferers invited to share their stories online to help others

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Team VCS

SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collecting video testimony from people suffering from traumatic brain injury, or TBI.   About 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury each year, according to the … Continue reading →

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Troops’ Mental Health: How Much Is Unknown?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Team VCS

  EnlargeSusan Walsh/AP Gen. Peter Chiarelli, former vice chief of staff for the U.S. Army, says the Army lacks reliable diagnostic tools to screen for mental health. text size A A A March 18, 2012 The killing of 16 Afghan civilians last Sunday … Continue reading →

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Opinion: Soldier accused of shooting rampage: Not PTSD alone

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Team VCS

From CNN GPS Blog a very insightful article. It is important to understand all the factors and to not unfairly make assumptions about all veterans based on  the actions of a few. Human behavior  always has been and remains very … Continue reading →

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Congress: How Much More Must Veterans Sacrifice?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Team VCS

March 15, 2012 (PolicyMic) – At a time when over 2.5 million American men and women have been added to the rolls of combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Veteran’s Affairs Committees of both the U.S. House and Senate … Continue reading →

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Afghan Massacre: Rush To Judgment

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Team VCS

For the past few days, Washington’s, America’s, probably much of the world’s airways have been filled with commentary about the horrific killings in Afghanistan allegedly committed by an American soldier. Radio, TV and the blogosphere have been inundated with reports, … Continue reading →

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