Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Experts: PTSD Growing Issue Among Veterans, Social Service Agencies
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder suffered by returning war veterans is a growing issue facing both vets and the social service agencies that treat them.
Former Navy Doctor Looks At PTSD From Within
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is the hell of war that follows you home and a former Navy doctor’s book looks at the ailment, from the inside.
Former Marine Sentenced In Theft From Willow Grove Naval Air Station
A former marine who used the cover of the closing of the Willow Grove Naval Air Station for the theft of military equipment was sentenced in federal court for the crime on Thursday.
Family Sues Police Departments, Taser Corp. Over Death of Agitated Pa. Man
Attorney Stewart Eisenberg says the 61-year-old Vietnam veteran, who suffered from PTSD”, called police in November 2010 to report a stolen bicycle.
Movie Review: ‘The Lucky One’
This is an adaptation of the 2008 novel of the same name, a comfort-food romantic drama that may be formulaic but that delivers dependably for its target audience.
First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden Announce ‘Joining Forces’ Initiative At University Of Pennsylvania
First Lady Michelle Obama visited Penn, today, to announce a new initiative in the nation’s nursing schools. The program is aimed at helping veterans and their families.
PTSD Warning For Soldiers Returning Home From The Battlefield
With the war in Iraq now over, thousands of troops are leaving the battlefield and heading home where families across the country are getting the emotional homecomings they have been waiting for.
Phillies’ Veterans Party With US Military Veterans For Holiday Cheer In West Philly
The visit was part of the “Phillies Holiday Week of Giving.”
Chester County Afghan War Veteran Helps Other Former Soldiers Fight Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
It’s been eight years since Jennifer Crane came home from serving in Afghanistan and everyday is still a struggle.
One Year Later, ‘Ride The Ducks’ Crash Survivors Suffer PTSD
You won’t see any Ride The Ducks tours in Old City today. It was one year ago when two Hungarian tourists drowned after a barge collided with a Ride the Ducks boat along the Delaware River
Marlton Non-Profit Supports Returning Vets With Man’s Best Friend
Semper Fido is training dogs to serve vets with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Part 2: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The drawdown of troops from Afghanistan is supposed to mark the beginning of the end of America’s ten-year war in the Gulf, but returning veterans will be fighting battles for years to come.
Part 3: Combatting Joblessness Among Returning Vets
Unemployment rates in the US are high for non-veterans, but they’re even higher for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Part 4: Combatting Homelessness Among Vets
For thousands of soldiers, a new battle will begin: to adjust here at home. Not all will succeed, and the most vulnerable may end up on the street.
Health Watch: An App For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A growing number of doctors are turning to pocket-sized technology to help vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical and psychological wounds.
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