October 26, 2015 Project Healing Waters: Helping wounded soldiers, veterans heal through fly fishing In April 2005, less than two months into his first deployment to Iraq, the battlefield dreams of now-retired Capt. David Folkerts were cut short by an improvised explosive device (IED) bomb blast.
October 26, 2015 Depressive thoughts reduce short-term memory, study finds People with present depressive thoughts may experience a 12 percent reduction in memory function compared to individuals who are not depressed, suggests a study published online Tuesday in the journal Cognition and Emotion.
October 25, 2015 How retired soldiers can face more than PTSD alone Defending a nation isn’t easy on the body or the mind. After coming home from battle, many of our soldiers must fight another war for their health whether they remain in service or not.
October 25, 2015 Advocate fights for new Huntington’s disease legislation in mother’s memory MaryAnn Emerick was only a teenager when her mother began exhibiting symptoms of Huntington’s disease (HD), a debilitating neurological condition that impacts nearly 30,000 Americans.
October 25, 2015 Virtual reality therapy shows benefits For some veterans of war, recovering from trauma means going back to the battlefield.
October 25, 2015 Treating troops' sleep problems may reduce PTSD Sleep problems are common in members of the military, and may increase the risk of developing mental health conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new report.
October 25, 2015 Marines, vets march topless for suicide awareness On Saturday, a group of Marines and veterans walked 22 km (13 miles) with 22 kg (48 pounds) of gear to honor the 22 vets a day who commit suicide, Marine Times reported.
October 25, 2015 Police unions push for medical coverage of PTSD Police unions across the U.S. are pushing for officers to be able to collect workers' compensation benefits if they suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, whether they got it from the general stress of police work or from responding to a deadly shooting rampage.
October 24, 2015 The impact of PTSD by the numbers PTSD is a psychological disorder that occurs in some people after witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event in which their life was on the line.
October 24, 2015 ‘Taking charge of yourself’: How yoga helped a US Marines vet manage her PTSD After returning from deployment in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Yusra Kauppila would wake up in night sweats, having dreamt of being under attack.
