More local-authored bills signed into law (www.paloaltoonline.com)

Bills to help returning war veterans, to establish an emergency plan for the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta and to ban "surprise" medical bills have been signed into law by Gov. Arnold... More

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RESEARCH: PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR OLDER VETERANS WITH PTSD (www.vawatchdog.org)

RESEARCH: PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR OLDER VETERANS WITH PTSD -- Older veterans diagnosed with PTSD appear to receive conservative, cautious treatment although observed patterns of care may reflect... More

Tags: veterans,ptsd,treatment,pharmacotherapy,posttraumatic stress disorder,older veterans,veterans administration,new england mental illness,research,education and clinical center,yale medical school

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PTSD doesn't discriminate between peacekeepers and combat troops (www.anxietyinsights.info)

Deployed peacekeeping veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have significant impairments in health-related quality of life according to research by Dr J. Donald Richardson of The... More

Tags: ptsd,peacekeepers,veterans,combat troops,dr j donald richardson,university of western ontario,mental health,psychiatry

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Witnesses differ on PTSD at Cisse trial (www.stripes.com)

During a murder trial here Tuesday, two expert witnesses wrestled with the touchy subject of what events can trigger post-traumatic stress disorder.

Tags: posttraumatic stress disorder,ptsd,mental health,murder,sgt bassa cisse,camp foster,iraq,deployments

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How much care is due a soldier with PTSD? (www.newswatch50.com)

The wife of a Fort Drum soldier says a once-a-month meeting with a doctor isn't enough for her husband who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Tags: fort drum,ptsd,health care,spc leroy peuchot,ieds,meddac

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PTSD After Military Peacekeeping (psychcentral.com)

The feeling of being unable to control a situation at the time of trauma can result in PTSD among peacekeeping veterans.

Tags: psychology,ptsd,military,peacekeeping,trauma,mental health,anxiety disorders

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Blowing John McCain's Mind: Using Unresolved PTSD In This Campaign (www.opednews.com)

As someone who has suffered from the disease of PTSD since childhood and received some measure of relief from techniques developed by Viet Nam veterans, I can assure anyone that John McCain is a...

Tags: john mccain,vietnam veteran,richard volaar

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Fishing Retreats Help Wounded Veterans Heal (www.ibtimes.com)

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are approximately 24 million veterans currently living in the United States. With a significant number of these individuals suffering from...

Tags: fishing retreats,healing,department of veterans affairs,rivers of recovery

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Army creates suicide prevention board (www.cnn.com)

The U.S. Army is establishing a suicide prevention board to examine the mental health of its recruiters around the country after the fourth suicide in three years by Houston, Texas-based recruiters,... More

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Pedaling on the road to recovery (www.register-pajaronian.com)

About a year ago, Christopher Lawrence was in Iraq, serving as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps when he lost his right leg in an explosion. Now, he’s included an...

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