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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

Tags: ptsd,tbi,california,veterans,outreach programs,california department of veterans affairs

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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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Helping those who help veterans (timesunion.com)

Some war wounds aren't visible, so a four-part training series aims to educate doctors, nurses and social workers on the subtle signs of post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries in veterans... More

Tags: veterans,iraq,afghanistan,ptsd,brain injuries,american psychiatric association,veterans affairs

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Bay Area vet overcomes PTSD (abclocal.go.com)

The Veterans Administration estimates more than 20 percent of those who come back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may develop PTSD -- post traumatic stress disorder. That's 40 to 50,000 people,... More

Tags: ptsd,us military,iraq,veterans,bay area,california,mental health,veterans administration

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U.S. should treat veterans with respect (atlanticville.gmnews.com)

My nephew, U.S. Army Sgt. Coleman Bean, died earlier this month. He was 25, and he took his own life. I've spent this week in New Jersey, where Coleman lived, helping his parents and brothers get... More

Tags: ptsd,us,veterans,iraq,military,army

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