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March 22, 2016

Veterans are using pot to erase PTSD, despite scant research

A growing number of states are weighing whether to legalize marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.

March 22, 2016

Navy funds autism-screening app, hoping for help with PTSD

The Navy is paying for research into an app to screen for autism in the hopes that it could eventually be tweaked to look for signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

February 16, 2016

Senate committee mulling bill to treat PTSD with marijuana

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is mulling legislation that would allow post-traumatic stress disorder to be treated with medical marijuana.

February 10, 2016

Pregnancy may help soothe PTSD symptoms in at-risk women

For women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pregnancy may reduce their symptoms, found a new study published in the journal Depression and Anxiety.

February 9, 2016

VA hospitals compare favorably on deaths, readmission rates

CHICAGO (AP) -- Veterans' hospitals compare pretty favorably with others when it comes to treating older men with three common conditions - heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia, according to a study on death rates and readmissions.

February 8, 2016

Electric patch helps some people with PTSD in small study

People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could someday be treated with the help of an electric patch worn on their head when they are sleeping, researchers say.

January 28, 2016

Child abuse may play role in military suicides

Histories of child abuse are common among military members and may be important to consider when treating their mental health needs, according to a report from Canada.

December 23, 2015

Program offers special help for Massachusetts family of special-needs kids

It takes a strict routine and a lot of help to raise a family of special-needs children.

December 18, 2015

Veterans' PTSD may recur down the line

Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan had a spike in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in the months immediately after their return, but also five years later, according to a Dutch study.

December 4, 2015

Risk of death nearly doubled for Vietnam veterans with PTSD

Higher than average death rates among Vietnam War veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that combat trauma may still be affecting veterans' health even decades after the war, according to a new study.