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Funding for mental health research yielding results
Research advances in mental health and care provided for Soldiers is light years ahead of what it was during the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the director of Army Medical Command told Congress. Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Army surgeon general, testified at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee on Mental [...]
Army releases October suicide statistics
Suicides in the Army continue to remain high. In October, there were 20 potential suicides of active-duty Soldiers, meaning that some have been confirmed and others remain under investigation. The number for potential or confirmed suicides in September was 15. So far this year, there have been 166 potential or confirmed active-duty suicides, and last [...]
Combat medics receive battlefield stress training
As four Soldiers watched Jeopardy in the hospital waiting room, a female Soldier began looking over the stack of papers she’d just received after a briefing. Her eyes skimming over the front page, Spc. Larre A. Donaldson, a combat medic, 1086th Transportation Company, began to read how Soldiers could employ daily self relaxation techniques. For [...]
Army research looks at new PTSD treatment
While there are no simple cures for post-traumatic stress disorder, a leading military researcher said progress is being made with a new treatment method and a number of recent studies. Col. Carl Castro, director of the Military Operational Medicine Research Program, has been funding studies into post-traumatic stress disorder, known as PTSD, over the past [...]
Holistic treatments help Soldiers battle PTSD
For some Soldiers, the emotional scars of combat can be just as overwhelming as the physical ones. Often, Soldiers had only a choice between suppression or medical discharge. But the Warrior Resilience Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, seeks to help Soldiers treat their post-traumatic stress emotionally and spiritually, and return as functioning members to their [...]
Army looking to ensure PTSD diagnosis consistent
The Army’s surgeon general told members of Congress that the service is investigating how post-traumatic stress disorder is diagnosed to ensure consistency at all hospitals. Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho and the surgeons general from the Air Force and Navy testified Feb. 8 to members of the Defense subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. Norman [...]
Experts Assess the Impact of Military Combat
From 3 to 5 June, 32 experts in the assessment and treatment of combat-related injuries will gather at a workshop in Salzburg, Austria. Delegates will work to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by troop-contributing countries. This NATO-funded workshop falls under one of the Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme’s key priorities, [...]
Education is key in fight against PTSD
Stemming the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, requires awareness, education and recognizing its symptoms, a senior military psychiatrist said. Navy Capt. Paul S. Hammer, director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, spoke during a May 16 media roundtable event held here as part of Mental Health [...]
Smartphone app helps troops, vets manage stress
Veterans dealing with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can turn to their smartphones for help any time with the “PTSD Coach” application created by the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments. “This is about giving veterans and service members the help they earned when and where they need it,” Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said. [...]
