PTSD

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• Veterans’ transition not always smooth

  
  Wounded Times — Authority: 147
  Veterans’ transition not always smoothBy Anna ArchibaldWednesday, December 9, 2009Underneath his blankets, a cold sweat interrupts his sleep. That single, life-altering day two years ago still... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Childhood PTSD Linked to Brain Failure

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 561
  In a new study, Stanford University scientists have demonstrated that psychological trauma damages a child’s brain. The study gives the first direct evidence that children with symptoms of post-traumatic stress suffer poor function of the hippocampus, a brain structure that stores and retrieves memories. Experts ...
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• Meghan McCain Can’t Understand Why Hollywood Doesn’t See War as Playful Romp Through Gum Drop Forest

  
  Democralypse Now — Authority: 422
  Meghan McCain is very upset. And this time, it’s not even ’cause of a bad hair day or ’cause everyone is talking about her bountiful breasts which she took a picture of and posted on Twitter because she loves America that much. Nope, not even close. This time it’s even worse: Hollywood. Meggy just ...
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• PTSD is chemical change in brain

  
  Wounded Times — Authority: 147
  New news? Not so much but this seems like a better study than what has been done lately. If they want to get rid of the stigma, they should start by keeping it simple. The simple truth of PTSD is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• It can only get worse

  
  Doug's Dynamic Drivel — Authority: 141
  This IPS report By Dahr Jamail US: Whistleblower Psychiatrist Warns of Soldier on Soldier Violence is frightening to read. Here are a few clips: Kernan Manion, a psychiatrist who was hired last January to treat Marines returning from war who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other acute mental ...
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• The Michael Behenna Story: Getting Personal

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 438
  EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st Airborne Infantry ...
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• Pooch platoon gives traumatised troops new life

  
  Wounded Times — Authority: 147
  Pooch platoon gives traumatised troops new lifeChristina Lamb in WashingtonWHEN John Landry takes his romanian sheepdogs for a walk along the boardwalk of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, everyone... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: Pharmacological vs. Behavioral Treatment

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental, emotional and behavioral problems to occur during childhood and adolescence. About 13 out of every 100 children and adolescents age 9 to 17 experience some kind of anxiety disorder, according to the U.S. National Mental Health Information Center. Girls are affected ...
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• Obama Escalates War As His Admin Struggles to Tackle A Surge In PTSD Cases

  
  The Public Record — Authority: 133
  This investigative report was originally published on Truthout . Mary Susan Littlepage, a Truthout intern, was a contributing reporter. A disturbing new study released last month by the Army Mental Health Advisory Team has found that an increasing number of soldiers serving in Afghanistan are suffering ...
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• The Psychological Implosion of Our Soldiers by Dahr Jamail

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 457
  US Army Specialist Lateef Al-Saraji, a decorated combat veteran, came back from the occupation of Iraq with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Saraji joined the military because he wanted to serve his country. He served well as a linguist and translator working under secret clearance with military ...
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• Whistleblower Psychiatrist Warns of Soldier-on-Soldier Violence

  
  Antiwar.com Original — Authority: 143
  MARFA, Texas – Kernan Manion, a psychiatrist who was hired last January to treat Marines returning from war who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other acute mental health problems borne from their deployments, fears more soldier-on-soldier violence without radical changes in the current ...
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• Becoming Healthy, Feeling Sick.

  
  Patient Anonymous: Just Another Head Case — Authority: 124
  It’s been two months since I’ve stopped drinking.  It’s alright, I’m not looking for a round of applause; no standing ovations. It hasn’t been difficult, but I wonder how much of that is psychological.  You see, I didn’t really quit of my own volition.  I found out that it now gives me incredibly, ...
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• PTSD: A Different Perspective, Part II (A Parents View)

  
  SOME SOLDIER'S MOM — Authority: 114
  I have the second part of my perspective (a PARENTS perspective) up over at PBS: Regarding War/Conversations: My blog, Some Soldiers Mom , followed my son through his deployment, his wounding, his evacuation and our journey to Germany, his return home, the memorial services and funerals attended ...
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• The Psychological Implosion of Our Soldiers By Dahr Jamail

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 146
  US Army Specialist Lateef Al-Saraji, a decorated combat veteran, came back from the occupation of Iraq with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Saraji joined the military because he wanted to serve his country. He served well as a linguist and translator working under secret clearance with military ...
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• John Ross : Days of Dementia in Obamalandia

  
  The Rag Blog — Authority: 559
  The Zhu Zhu virtual hamster: Dementia in Obamalandia. Photo by Rex Larsen / The Grand Rapids Press.On the loose in Obamalandia:Days of Dementia (Is the war over yet?)Yes, Baracko, the economy is booming again for Chinese-made mechanical hamsters but homelessness is the real growth industry.By John Ross / The Rag Blog ...
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• Sometimes We Fall as Boys but Rise as Men: The Healing of a Purple Heart Iraqi Veteran

  
  Blogging Authors — Authority: 128
  Injuries resulting from an explosion in an IED attack ripped the wheel out of the hands of Thomas Green’s control changed his life forever. Green was driving a military truck on a mission while on assignment to Iraq in April 2004. “Sometimes We Fall as Boys but Rise as Men” is Thomas Green’s personal story. It ...
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• New Study Reveals Emotional Toll on Children of Deployed Military Personnel

  
  MRS. LIEUTENANT: A SHARON GOLD NOVEL — Authority: 123
  As if anyone needed a study to know this, the children of military personnel suffer more emotionally than the children of civilians. The December 7th Wall Street Journal article "Study Gauges Toll on Military Children" by Stephen Power discusses the study carried out by researchers at Rand Corp. who, with funding ...
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• Artx and Vietnam Vet

  
  Elizabeth Beck — Authority: 113
  Art therapy: Clio Vietnam veteran finds healing through painting
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• What color is your Depression? Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness Meditation Therapy

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  When we experience depression we often describe it with phrases like: "Im in a black mood", or "It smothers me like a heavy blanket", or "Its like being in a thick fog", or "I feel like Im wading through treacle." These and similar descriptions provide interesting clues about the nature of emotions like depression, ...
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• How to Drown (101).

  
  Catatonic Kid — Authority: 109
  feeling pummelled, black&blue (literally)… i sense the visceral illusion of my skull striking the ground. body memories. did you know they can do that? the things the body experiences during severe trauma are remembered so well that simply to recall it once again, years later, can mark it in your flesh. presence ...
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