Understanding PTSD in Combat Veterans: The Impact of Amygdala Volume
Researchers have found that veterans, who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, have a much smaller volume in an area of the brain that is responsible for emotions like fear and anxiety.
Combatting PTSD and Brain Injury: Pentagon's $100 Million Investment
The Pentagon is investing more than $100 million in new efforts to fight both traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. The announcement of the new initiatives was made to coincide ...
Feds Launch New Suicide Prevention Strategy
Veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are at a much higher risk of suicide than the general population. In fact, California veterans benefits lawyers have found that suicides are ...
Suicide Now Number One Noncombat Death Factor for Veterans
According to new data, American veterans recently crossed a chilling new milestone. California veteran benefits lawyers wonder if the military will take these new statistics seriously. For the first ...
Camp Lejeune Toxic Exposure Victims Now Have Access to VA Healthcare
In a major boost to the rights of veterans who were exposed to contaminated well water at Camp Lejeune, Congress has proposed expansion of Veterans Affairs Department treatment for people who were ...
Veterans Push for Medical Marijuana PTSD Treatment in Arizona
Arizona is one of the few states in the country that has a medical marijuana policy that allows the distribution and sale of medical marijuana for the treatment of certain disorders. Veterans in that ...
Researchers Experiment with Virtual Reality Simulation to Treat PTSD
The incidence of post traumatic stress disorder among veterans is likely to reach epidemic proportions as the number of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan increase. The federal ...
New Generation of Veterans Poses Unique Challenges
There is a new generation of veterans that is being welcomed in the United States, as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down, and thousands of soldiers return home. However, there are stark ...
Increasing Use of Service Dogs As Therapy for PTSD
Struggling to cope with an increasing number of veterans returning from combat with severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, the US military is experimenting with a number of alternate ...
Veterans with PTSD Have Difficulty Finding Employment
Veterans who are returning from combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan find an employment situation that is discriminatory. Many employers are leery about hiring veterans, because of the widespread ...
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