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Vietnam veteran steps up to keep a promise

February 24, 2015
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It is a promise born of the pain endured by Vietnam veterans who felt abandoned – not just by a nation insulated from their experience, but worse, abandoned by previous generations of veterans that many of the Vietnam generation looked up to as role models and heroes. In some...
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Cardiovascular Disease

February 11, 2015
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Abstract This review provides an up-to-date summary of the evidence from clinical and epidemiologic studies indicating that persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may have an increased risk of coronary heart disease and possibly thromboembolic stroke. Persons with...
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PTSD and Brain Injury: Double Trouble for Veterans

January 11, 2015
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Discussing the genesis of the study, Combs said: “We decided to investigate the cognitive impairment associated with mild TBI when it is combined with PTSD because, in the literature, far less is known about when both of those problems are combined.” “Most of...
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Why a veterans’ mental health bill is stuck in Congress

January 10, 2015
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The Pentagon has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to help struggling soldiers, but numbers show these efforts have done little to stop the 22 veterans who commit suicide every day. President Obama has vowed to do more to stop what he has called “an epidemic” of...
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40 years later, scars of Vietnam War remain for vets

March 30, 2013
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The last American troops left South Vietnam on March 30, 1973, and now almost 40 years later, some Vietnam veterans are still affected by the war, physically and psychologically. “The effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, we have many veterans who receive money from the V.A....
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Depression stems from miscommunication between brain cells, study shows

March 21, 2013
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A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. The study indicates a major shift in our understanding of how depression is caused and how it should be...
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A daughter faces demons of father’s war

November 17, 2012
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"Daddy," she whispers when her father, a welder, comes home. He does not respond. His eyes are wild. He collapses into a rocking chair, his hands trembling, his breathing labored. She doesn't understand her father's strange behavior. It's as though he's...
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PTSD leaves physical footprints on the brain

October 27, 2012
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Experiments probe further into post-traumatic stress disorder Four PTSD-related research experiments at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Nasal spray: Scott Panter is developing a battlefield-ready nasal spray for troops who suffer brain trauma. After the trauma...
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#PTSD – Life with PTSD, Words From a Veteran

October 27, 2012
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In my discussions with service members I not only encourage them to speak with loved ones about their struggles but direct them to resources such as the Military Pathways Program. This program offers service members, veterans, and their families the opportunity to take free,...
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Army doctor at Madigan suspended over PTSD comments

February 05, 2012
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A Madigan Army Medical Center psychiatrist who screens soldiers for PTSD has been removed from clinical duties while investigators look into controversial remarks he made about patients and the financial costs of disability benefits, according to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. Keppler...
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