In More Cases, Combat Trauma Is Taking the Stand
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Prosecutors, judges and juries are increasingly prodded to assess the role of combat trauma in crimes by veterans.
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SIERRA VISTA - Their tales about access to medical care sound a lot like war stories. In a smoky Veterans of Foreign Wars bar in this military town, many Arizona veterans talk bitterly of waiting lists for
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Scientists hope a high-tech virtual experience that mimics the battlegrounds of Iraq can be used to help veterans recover from the trauma of war.
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Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning a gun on herself last year in Iraq, attempted to kill herself Monday evening. In so doing, the...
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Many U.S. combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are clearly suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder but it is not at all clear which treatments work to help them, an Institute of Medicine panel said on Thursday.
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To boost troop strength, the Army and Marine Corps are issuing more "moral waivers," allowing in more soldiers with criminal records and other problems
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Questions were being raised about how the fire-fight has been coordinated and how resources have been deployed.
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Adding a voice of experience to the horror stories emerging about soldiers left to rot in the dark corners of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a patient posts from the hospital. Plus: Robo-chopper sniffs IEDs. In Danger Room.
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New research suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder may be linked to concussions suffered in battle
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The Army is trying to teach all of its soldiers to recognize symptoms of brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder &#151; and not be ashamed of seeking treatment for the signature injuries of the Iraq war.
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Soldier's tumble experience at a base reflects the biggest challenges and stresses confronting the Guard and Reserve soldiers.
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Many private workers are returning home with combat-related mental health problems, but their problems often go ignored or are inadequately treated.
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Tests of 2,525 U.S. combat veterans after returning from Iraq have found that depression and post-traumatic stress disorder play key roles in determining who will suffer from health problems following a mild brain injury.
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For the two principal military hospitals treating American troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, there has been too much of a good thing this holiday season.
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Just over a year ago, Joe Barlow, a paramedic in Illinois, spent a week testing a computer game called Incident Commander, a training simulator that gives players a lead role in managing crisis situations such as terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
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The Army plans to begin a program today to educate every soldier about traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. The rare effort to break the perceived stigma within the military on mental health problems comes as increasingly more troops return from battle with serious but...
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A time-tested self-discovery course takes combat veterans into the Colorado mountains to help heal emotional scars.