Post Traumatic Stress Disorder News
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Veteran Suicides Draw Tearful Families to Capitol HillIn an emotional House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing today, a panel of parents decried failures in the VA and the Department of Defense as contributing to the mental pressures that led their sons to kill themselves. “Perhaps none of these hearings have presented the...
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Riders Battle Pain, Hallucinations for Glory in Extreme Cross-Country Bike Race… Team Intrepid Heroes, an eight-man relay team who had trained in New York City, said they were riding for soldiers with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries. Patty George, a doctor from Pittsburgh who has dedicated her life to treating pulmonary hypertension …
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Oscar Pistorius Prosecutors Ignore Leaked Video… Roux told the High Court in Pretoria. Oscar Pistorius Reenacts Night He Killed Reeva Steenkamp in Video Oscar Pistorius Has PTSD and Is Suicidal, Psych Report Concludes Oscar Pistorius' Expert Can't Rule Out Woman's Screams Pistorius, 27, is accused …
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Oscar Pistorius Doc Describes 'Two Oscars' With and Without Legs… of an individual who is supremely able, and you've got an individual who is significantly disabled." Oscar Pistorius Has PTSD and Is Suicidal, Psych Report Concludes Oscar Pistorius' Expert Can't Rule Out Woman's Screams Oscar Pistorius Psych Ruling 'Not …
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Disability Does Not Justify Pistorius Shooting, Groups Say
… claims he mistook her for a burglar. Oscar Pistorius Has PTSD and Is Suicidal, Psych Report Concludes Oscar Pistorius ..... psychological evaluation which concluded that Pistorius now has post - traumatic stress disorder . However, the panel’s report dismissed generalized …
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Oscar Pistorius Has PTSD and Is Suicidal, Psych Report Concludes… Pistorius is suffering from depression and post traumatic stress disorder and needs continuing psychiatric care ..... rage. "He currently suffers from a post - traumatic stress disorder , and a major depressive disorder …
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KISS, Def Leppard Enlist 2 Veterans as Roadies
… there should be no stigma attached like PTSD ." Bill Jones and Kayla Kelly are announced ..... working with the Wounded Warrior Project as a PTSD advocate for a few months. He hopes that ..... also help highlight his experience with PTSD and "dispel some of the myths" associated …
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Texas Pro-Gun Crusaders Take Extreme Open Carry Approach… triggered one of the worst episodes of PTSD he's ever endured. I've always been ..... spoke to us openly about his battle with PTSD , including the memories of the seven people ..... mental health issues. Going back to my PTSD , regardless of everything I've been …
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Open Carry Texas Goes for 'In Your Face' Approach to Gun Debate… from the Army, said he still battles with PTSD from his tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and the arrest triggered one of the worst PTSD episodes he had ever endured. He posted the ..... Sandy Hook. Grisham said he still battles PTSD , including the memories of the seven people …
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Fall of Green Beret Officer Jim Gant: Drugs and Booze in Deadly Lands… is easy to procure -- even in Iraq and Afghanistan -- and for many operators it helps them cope with post - traumatic stress disorder and sleeping disorders such as what Gant describes as afflicting him. "General Order No. 1 is controversial …
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Top Green Beret Officer Forced to Resign Over Affair With WaPo Reporter… Seattle, where Gant still struggles with post - traumatic stress disorder as he watches both his former warzones ..... roadside bomb in Afghanistan and the PTSD that makes him flinch noticeably at the sound ..... was drinking privately because of his PTSD , sleeping disorder and war wounds …
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ABC News Radio Announces Three, 1-Hour Specials Ahead of 4th of July Weekend
… and women who have returned home from war. From Vietnam veteran Bob Nevins, who helps other veterans combat the effects of PTSD through interactions with horses, to Dale Beatty, a former soldier who lost both legs in battle who now helps construct homes …
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Battle For The Everglades: Vets Versus Pythons… Second, he says, those who suffer from PTSD find the disorder works to their advantage. “One characteristic of PTSD is hyper-vigilance. Being vigilant is good ..... time spent in the wild helps victims of PTSD surmount their trauma. Further, hunting …
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L-Z Grace Retreat: Helping Veterans Recover After Deployment
… Special Forces personnel to recover from PTSD and any combat-related issues, before ..... Army soldiers have reported symptoms of PTSD after deployments. The odds of divorce among deploying soldiers with PTSD symptoms are 50 percent to 90 percent …
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'This Week': Powerhouse Roundtable… will say he's a deserter. I was a governor and we dealt with a lot of young men that came back from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD and mental issues. This is probably what happened to the young man. But that doesn't mean that we should not make every maximum …
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'Wounded Warrior' Poised to Make Motorcross History on Prosthetics… as he tried to recover, he got hooked on pain medications, slipped into depression and suffered from post - traumatic stress disorder . " The things I was doing up there; not too proud of. I got into doing heroin," Williamson, 23 …
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'They Called Me Their Get': British Filmmaker Describes Being Held by Same Taliban Group as Bowe Bergdahl
… said he hasn’t been able to sleep with the lights off. His PTSD started to affect his marriage and his family, and even everyday ..... But today, Langan has worked through some of his struggle with PTSD . “You go from extreme connection thinking of your loved ones …
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President Obama Accepts VA Chief Eric Shinseki's Resignation… Orange through have been waiting for decades. To get the services and benefits better. Making sure that. Posttraumatic stress disorder . brain injury was dealt with serious way of making sure we had facilities for all women vets who all …
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Military Therapy Dogs Aid Soldiers… went and got help. I thought it was a natural thing. Reporter: After seven tours he's now fighting posttraumatic stress disorder . It took the friendship of these military therapy dogs to get him past his pride and in the door. You …
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Canines Help Soldiers Connect and Heal in Counseling
… counseling sessions would help. Swols, who has completed seven tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, suffered from post - traumatic stress disorder so severe that he experienced seizures. He said even his kids knew not to sneak up on him from behind …
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Former White House Lawyer Faces Criminal Charges… before the attack. During the trial, a rehab counselor testified she may not have to work again, because of a brain injury and PTSD . I just get incredibly overwhelmed. I just can't multitask. Reporter: John Farren, who represented himself, never showed …
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Korengal Part 2: Capturing the War That Many Forgot… him, save his life. Or protect him or -- I know, it's not even rational. But I was -- I mean, an enormous component of PTSD is survivor guilt. And I'm still -- I can get incredibly emotional out of the blue, out of nowhere. I think I'll probably …
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US Lagging in 'Sacred Obligation' to Care for Veterans, Biden Says
… Virginia Beach. The group encourages vets to ride as a means to adjust to civilian life and to recover from post traumatic stress disorder . Many of the participants suffer from severe forms of it, a spokeswoman said. The VA has come under …
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Emotional Reading of Names for Post-9/11 War Dead… After reading Army Sgt. David Isaiah Ladart's name, his mother, Debbie May McLean, said he had post - traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury from his 16 months in Baghdad and later hanged himself on post after the Veterans …
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Meditation After Battle… just wrote a book about meditation called "Ten percent happier." As for the Marines, they're hoping meditation can create warriors who are less prone to PTSD and more effective on the battlefield. Dan Harris, ABC news, camp Pendleton.
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Catching Social Security Disability Fraudsters in the Act… discover her already on.” In her application, Hayes had written she couldn’t work due to “anxiety, severe depression and PTSD ." Eglash is on-record in her application to support her claim, writing that her symptoms were so severe that he doubted she …
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'The American Nurse' Celebrates Unsung Healing Heroes on the Frontlines of Health Care… soldiers coming back from war tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many are missing limbs or suffering from post - traumatic stress disorder . McMillion says there is "no closer tie" than the bonds built around "common suffering …
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7 Ways Pets Improve Your Health… accompanied by a decrease in cortisol, a stress hormone." Through her research with veterans with post - traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ), Johnson has witnessed the powerful effects of animals. "One veteran couldn't leave his home …
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Michelle Knight Changes Name, Cuts Ties With Fellow Cleveland Captives… That new person didn’t experience this trauma.” Post - traumatic stress disorder is common among kidnap and captivity victims, Masand said ..... For Knight, who has never publicly said she suffers from PTSD , those reminders could be Berry and DeJesus. “There …
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Michelle Obama Binge Watches Military Homecoming Videos Too… the cameras are turned off? What's next for those families?" Returning veterans often suffer from post - traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries , Mrs. Obama pointed out. In addition to serving as caregivers for their …
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Ferry Disaster Has Left South Korea Traumatized and Shamed… Newspaper. “In short, it’s not an exaggeration to say that this entire nation is going through post - traumatic stress disorder .” "After those nonstop broadcasts, personally this visual of cold water rising in the cabins with …
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Workers Claim Thousands of Dollars in False Injury Claims… may not get any lower than this. Scores of former New York City cops and firefighters indicted for falsely claiming they had PTSD and anxiety as a result of the September 11th terrorist attacks. I can only express disgust at the actions of the individuals …
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Caught on the 'Price Is Right': Workers Compensation Fraud… taxpayers hundreds of millions a year. Scores of former New York City cops and firefighters indicted for falsely claiming they had PTSD and anxiety as a result of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Like former cop Vincent Lamantia. He is accused of lying about …
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Essays that earned Marathon spots
… scarred, and part of me will never fully heal. When I could not return to work for a week after the bombings due to shock, PTSD , anxiety, fear, I was able to run. Slow at first, stopping many times to cry, then longer and longer. Running a marathon …
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Shooter fears he killed Pat Tillman
… has spoken at length with "Outside the Lines" in recent months. He said he has been treated for post - traumatic stress disorder and is speaking now because he believes that his story might provide hope for fellow veterans who suffer …