Study tracks stress disorder in U.S. troops
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About 9 percent of U.S. troops who have performed combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan report experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study led by Defense Department researchers.
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The Army report released yesterday detailed 44 alleged episodes of abusive behavior by military and civilian personnel at Abu Ghraib. Among them:
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A new study reveals that 1/3rd of returning veterans have a diagnosed mental illness, and young soldiers are paticularly vulnerable
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Children in families facing chronic  stress such as conflict between parents or violence in the home  become sick more often than children under less stress,  according to a study published on Monday.
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The veterans administration teams up with medicine men to use sweat lodges and talking circles to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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A rare and sometimes deadly pneumonia  has hit 18 U.S. soldiers deployed in Iraq, and Army medical  investigators are at a loss to explain the cause, according to  a study published on Tuesday.
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The toll on U.S. troops of war in Iraq  and Afghanistan may be obscured by dramatic advances in  battlefield medicine that allow more soldiers to survive combat  injuries than ever before, according to a report in The New  England Journal of Medicine.
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from new or exacerbated respiratory, mental and other health problems, according to a government report. officers and volunteers show persistent effects from environmental toxins and psychological stress.
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Humans are not alone in suffering from stress-related illnesses, a team of British veterinarians reported: their pet cats can be affected too.
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Doctors are testing a new therapy aimed at helping soldiers with posttraumatic stress disorder by having them repeatedly relive the trauma of the battlefield.
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Military researchers are working to uncover and harness a "human fear" scent. The pheromone could lead to smell-based terrorist sensors and new means to harness "contagious" stress.
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-- The role of traumatic brain injury _ blamed for symptoms plaguing thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq _ might be overstated, contends a provocative military study that offers hope for successful treatment.
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People who are often stressed out or depressed are far more likely to develop memory problems than those with sunnier dispositions, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that sheds light on early predictors of Alzheimer's disease.
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US soldiers returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder are being treated with virtual reality.
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The study is the militaryâs first large-scale effort to gauge the effect of mild head injuries that some experts worry may be causing a host of undiagnosed neurological deficiencies.
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NEW YORK  - High rates of mental health disorders are being diagnosed among US military personnel soon after being released from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to investigators in San Francisco.
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Many Iraq war soldiers, veterans and their families are not getting needed psychological help because a stressed military's mental health system is overwhelmed and understaffed, a task force of psychologists found.