December 22, 2011|Todd Richmond, Associated Press Dr. Ken Lee lives every day with reminders of a suicide car bombing: a crescent-shaped scar on his temple, thumbs that don’t work correctly, constant headaches, and legs and arms that always feel like they’re on fire. The attack in Baghdad nearly killed the Wisconsin National Guard’s chief medical…
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The Navy investigates By Clay Dillow Posted 12.13.2011 at 5:16 pm http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-12/can-single-injection-cure-symptoms-post-traumatic-stress-disorder Everything from magnetic stimulation of the brain to virtual reality therapy to heavy regimens of conventional pharmaceuticals (and even some, like MDMA and cannabis, that aren’t exactly conventional) has been floated as a potential treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and yet researchers…
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By Megan McCloskey Stars and Stripes Published: December 8, 2011 WASHINGTON — Nearly half of the veterans who served since 9/11 have struggled with the transition back to civilian life — and being married is likely to make it harder, according to a survey released Thursday. The Pew Research Center, an opinion research group in…
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By Michael Daigle December 1, 2011 A U.S. military veteran who becomes homeless is more likely to remain that way longer, and has a greater chance of dying on the streets, than a homeless non-veteran, according to recently a recent report. That stark assessment was part of a conclusion of a survey conducted in 102…
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By Sandra G. Boodman, Published: November 28 When Brian Hawthorne enrolled at George Washington University as a 23-year-old junior after two tours in Iraq, the former Army medic was unprepared for the adjustment. “I felt like I was on another planet,” he said of his first semester in 2008. Hawthorne recalled feeling whipsawed by the abrupt…
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