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Australia: Chief of Army launches PTSD DVD in Townsville
Townsville :: Australia | over 2 years ago
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I hope you've been enjoying the family time and the refreshments that have been put on here today. I'd like to particularly acknowledge and thank the partners and children of our serving men and women for attending. My thanks also go to Brigadier
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Women Veteran Suicides: Is this SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)?
Molalla :: OR :: USA | over 2 years ago
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This history of American women in the military goes back to the Revolutionary War and every war since and most probably the result of the same mistreatment including rape, the worst assault. At the present time 15% of military veterans are female and
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iCARD Systems Celebrates Veterans Day and Its Relationship With Vets Prevail
Logo :: Burkina Faso | over 2 years ago
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With Vets Prevail Online gift card company supports online training for battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.) FT. Systems is celebrating Veterans Day by renewing its commitment to support an online veterans program that provides
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Soldiers struggle to cope with post-Afghanistan life
London :: United Kingdom | over 2 years ago
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The number of soldiers being treated for mental health problems is soaring Greater numbers of soldiers are returning from Afghanistan with mental health problems. As the country falls silent this morning to mark Armistice Day, veterans charities and
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AWOL Soldier Refusing Deployment Because of Severe PTSD
Balad :: Iraq | over 2 years ago
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Sarah Lazare, t r u t h o u t Report "I am just trying to get help," insisted Jeff Hanks, active duty US Army infantryman, who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. "My goal in this situation is to simply heal...Days earlier, Jeff had walked out of an
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Care package group seeking help for troops
Kennewick :: WA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Blockbuster collecting candy for troops Blockbuster collecting candy for troops Blockbuster Video in Richland is holding a candy drive for U.S. troops now through Memorial Day. The store, at 694 Gage Boulevard, is collecting candy to send to
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Battle over stress disorder: Chico sergeant's claim denied
Baghdad :: Iraq | over 2 years ago
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Francisco Carrillo Jr. says the things he saw and did in Iraq have left him a broken man, and seven medical specialists agree with him. The Army argues differently, essentially calling the Chico veteran a liar and accusing him of faking his post-
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Sen. Bond: Troops with combat stress discharged, not treated
Baghdad :: Iraq | over 2 years ago
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The disputed discharges are for "adjustment disorders," which can occur when a person has trouble handling a stressful event. In the military, service members who've seen combat or undergone other types of stress might be discharged as a result of
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For Iraq war veterans, 'invisible wounds' that never heal
Baghdad :: Iraq | over 2 years ago
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Knocked unconscious when a roadside bomb sent his armored vehicle flying in Iraq, US Army Lieutenant Mike McMichael's life has been haunted ever since by invisible wounds that never seem to heal...Even as President Barack Obama prepares to declare an
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Rules for combat-related stress treatment now relaxed
Odessa :: TX :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Troops get sent on tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, come home, and then they get sent back...Combat doesn't always mean firing at the enemy across a battlefield, and weapons aren't as obvious as in past conflicts, said Dr. Sudip Bose, an Iraq war
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