Soldier's PTSD diagnosis gets him bumped from Iraq tour (www.thestate.com)
As 4,000 North Carolina National Guard soldiers bid farewell Tuesday for their second tour in Iraq, they head out without one of the brigade’s most honored platoon sergeants. Army Sgt. 1st Class... More
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'John Wayne' attitude cited in military mental health issues (www.dallasnews.com)
Hundreds of local veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq are receiving treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. But many more remain untreated and undiagnosed, because they don't want to... More
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Veteran Talks About PTSD in Hopes of Helping Others (www.kutv.com)
Iraq War veteran Luke Nielsen says there are things he’d rather not remember about fighting in the war. Nielsen served in Iraq in 2004 and 2005. He says, “There’s always s pressure in a war... More
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'This Is Mental Health, Military-Style' (us.oneworld.net)
The U.S. military said yesterday that it's charged an American Army sergeant on his third tour in Iraq with murder in connection with Monday's shooting spree that left five fellow soldiers dead in a... More
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PTSD Vet Hits the Wall: Goes Berserk and Kills Five (www.salem-news.com)
When I first heard this my response was somewhere between a scream and a shudder. The TV news etcetra has been full of PTSD Vet murders and suicides.
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Veteran: Combat Stress is Serious Problem (www.wboc.com)
Thirty percent of returning combat veterans experience post-traumatic stress disorder, which can cause anxiety and flash-backs to traumatic events, according to Maryland veteran affairs officials.
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Medical Attention for Soldiers Suffering From Stress Disorders and Brain Injuries (www.usnews.com)
Research funded by the Department of Defense in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has done a great deal to enhance medical specialists' understanding of post-traumatic stress disorders and... More
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Ride brings awareness of PTSD in soldiers (www.grandforksherald.com)
Soldiers and former soldiers and people who care about soldiers will ride again Saturday for Joe Biel, maneuvering motorcycles over safe roads and remembering when Joe tried to make safe the... More
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Returning vets may face another battle (www.midlothianexchange.com)
Making the transition from a dangerous war zone back to normal family life can be a mental challenge for any war veteran. However, the estimated 12 to 20 percent of Army combat veterans suffering from... More
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VETERAN CLAIMS PTSD LED HIM TO CRIME (www.vawatchdog.org)
He does not want to die, but he cannot live like this anymore. He cannot remember the actions that have him wearing a prison uniform, but he cannot forget the actions he took while wearing the... More
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