Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Are service dogs good therapy for veterans suffering from PTSD?

Even as success stories allow dozens of private organizations to briskly expand their work, their approach faces growing scrutiny from researchers and debate among veterans groups, politicians and the VA. At issue is whether the dogs truly help, what they should be trained to do and who should pay for them.
New PTSD study shows recovery for Fort Hood soldiers in just two weeks

The therapy previously had shown success among civilians, but the length of the treatment — eight to 15 weeks — was too long for most servicemembers still on active duty, researchers said.
'Feel-good drug' Ecstasy one step closer to approval as PTSD treatment

Army Spc. Tony Macie was diagnosed with PTSD by the Army when he left in 2008 with a medical discharge following back injuries he sustained in Iraq. He was anxious and depressed and had trouble sleeping. Nothing helped. But there was one long shot: MDMA, known more broadly as the illegal party drug Ecstasy.
Florida veteran sets weightlifting records

Former Army officer spent more than two decades in military service, served back-to-back tours in Iraq, and returned with debilitating conditions that claimed his career and marriage — but also gave him new gifts.
Study results hold promise for quick, lasting treatment for PTSD

The good news: A prevalent six-week PTSD treatment that is proven to help reduce symptoms or eliminate the diagnosis in civilians also works for active-duty servicemembers, according to a new study. The bad news: The rates of success in the six-week treatment were lower among the servicemembers.
Organizations pair dogs with PTSD victims

In an effort to aid veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the West Virginia Service Dog Support Group (WVSDSG); Hearts of Gold, a Morgantown non-profit which trains the dogs and conducts service dog education and research, as well as community players, including WVU students, are picking up the slack.
What happened after a bicyclist shot 'Major Mike,' the retired war dog

They were a team in Iraq and in the long war at home, facing a daunting return to civilian life. Both man and dog came back damaged, diagnosed with PTSD, and they were healing together. But then Sgt. Matthew Bessler's worst nightmare came true.
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VA weighs PTSD care that avoids traumatic memories
Veteran's suicide leaves family with unanswered questions
Study: Wider variety of therapies could help vets, troops with PTSD
Study: For most Vietnam veterans with PTSD, symptoms worse over time
Two troubled veterans, taking care of each other after war's toll
Yard signs help warn Fourth of July revelers of combat vets' PTSD
Couple starts free boxing club for fellow military veterans
Post-traumatic growth: Past the blast, and stronger for it
Companies pitch in for nonprofit
As PTSD cases surge, Army overhauling mental health services

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New legislation would recognize nine more diseases caused by Agent Orange

“American heroes affected by Agent Orange deserve the peace of mind knowing that the federal government recognizes the existing link between their exposure and illness,” said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn.
Okinawa-based airman arrested in suspected drunken-driving crash that injured two

Senior Airman Zachary Lamont Ransom was taken into custody at about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving after his vehicle rear-ended a motorcycle.
Green Beret with West Virginia National Guard killed in parachute training incident

Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas Sheperty was pronounced dead in Suffolk, Va., after he was injured during an airborne operations exercise Wednesday.
Grand jury dismisses assault charge against Army sergeant in road rage case

Sgt. 1st Class Kai Waters, a 15-year veteran with combat tours of Afghanistan and Iraq and a clean military record, was charged with felony assault after a February road rage incident. Waters claimed she was acting in self-defense.
For servicemembers at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, deployments offer a rare chance to 'get away from it all'

About 600 soldiers and airmen live and labor on the relatively remote installation that offers few of the amenities servicemembers are used to — but to those stationed at Soto Cano, the base offers a deployment unlike any other.

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Are service dogs good therapy for veterans suffering from PTSD?

New PTSD study shows recovery for Fort Hood soldiers in just two weeks

'Feel-good drug' Ecstasy one step closer to approval as PTSD treatment

Florida veteran sets weightlifting records

Study results hold promise for quick, lasting treatment for PTSD

Organizations pair dogs with PTSD victims

What happened after a bicyclist shot 'Major Mike,' the retired war dog

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New legislation would recognize nine more diseases caused by Agent Orange

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Green Beret with West Virginia National Guard killed in parachute training incident

Grand jury dismisses assault charge against Army sergeant in road rage case

For servicemembers at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, deployments offer a rare chance to 'get away from it all'

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