MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont lawmaker wants to amend the state’s medical marijuana law so that anyone suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder could use it to help alleviate their symptoms.
State Rep. Jim Masland said ... read entire article»
Brannan Pedersen was 16, attending a young activists meeting in Alabama when she first spotted Caleb Vines, then 19, an enthusiastic organizer who wanted to change the world.
She fell hard: Three years after their first date, they mar... read entire article»
The nation’s top medical schools have pledged to improve health care for military personnel and veterans, committing to share research, education and clinical lessons as part of the Joining Forces initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama an... read entire article»
WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost training and research for the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health injuries.
The initiative is pa... read entire article»
FLANDREAU, S.D. — Like all soldiers returning from the Iraq War, Dennis Quigley met with a mental health professional before his return to civilian life.
Quigley, a member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe, had the 15- to 20-minute mee... read entire article»
KOKOMO, Ind. — In a quiet park on the eastern edge of this auto manufacturing town, a gleaming ring of black granite walls and monuments stands in tribute to the war dead. Hundreds of names are etched in stone; many of them are long ... read entire article»
Even as military officials continue to work on easing the stigma of seeking help for mental health issues, many service members remain loath to admit they suffer post-traumatic stress disorder or have suicidal thoughts, according to a study pu... read entire article»
Patients at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence in Bethesda, Md., paint, sculpt and create music as part of their medical treatment, examining and confronting the symptoms and emotions of having a traumatic brain injury or post-traumati... read entire article»
Medications and psychotherapy work for fewer than half the patients diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, an abysmal success rate the Defense Department wants to change within 18 months to two years.
Since 2006, the Army̵... read entire article»
In light of a Veterans Affairs Department study showing that one-third of female Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder report being raped, sexually assaulted or harassed, and one in 100 military men say they’v... read entire article»
