Has the VA Got a PTSD Treatment for You! (www.buzzflash.com)
Why are suicides among Iraq war soldiers twice that of other wars? One reason could be that 80 percent of troops with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are given drugs that didn't exist during... More
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Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Concerned by Stigma of PTSD and Mental Illness in Military (sev.prnewswire.com)
In response to recently released information, Wounded Warrior Project again cited their grave concerns with the manner in which mental health and PTSD are perceived and dealt with within the military.... More
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Army Suicides: The Invisible Elephant in the Pentagon (www.salem-news.com)
I listened to Katy Couric's story about excessive and worrisome Army suicides on Thursday, April 8th, on CBS. This did not surprise me.
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"I believe that I did have PTSD"
(www.salon.com)
Read about "Sgt. X" and his secret tape of an Army psychologist (and listen to the recording) here; read about the Army's investigation of that tape -- and the Senate's failure to act -- here. Learn... More
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What motive does the Army have to misdiagnose PTSD?
(www.salon.com)
A reluctance to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder could be about the money, and about the need for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Army Pushing Psychologists to Misdiagnose PTSD
(airamerica.com)
Salon has a disturbing piece up on psychologists who say they are being pressured by the U.S. Army to ignore symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, because diagnoses of PTSD requires years of... More
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"I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD"
(www.salon.com)
Last June, during a medical appointment, a patient named "Sgt. X" recorded an Army psychologist at Fort Carson, Colo., saying that he was under pressure not to diagnose combat veterans with... More
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VA Process Overly Burdensome - House Subcommittee Reviews Combat PTSD (www.imperialvalleynews.com)
The House Veterans’ Affairs Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, led by Chairman John Hall (D-NY), conducted a hearing to examine the issues surrounding how the Department of... More
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New bill introduced for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars (www.observertoday.com)
New legislation was passed on Wednesday that could be benefit veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The veteran's health bill announced by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is said to lower the... More
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Study may show how PTSD changes the brain (www.armytimes.com)
A new study shows that brain circuitry may actually change for people diagnosed with post traumatic stress symptoms, according to researchers from Duke University and the Durham, N.C., Veterans... More
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