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New Test for Brain Injury on Horizon, The Wall Street Journal — 07/20/2010
One of the most frustrating aspects of brain injuries is that they can be difficult to diagnose; emergency rooms can sometimes miss subtle symptoms, leading to improper treatment and potentially catastrophic consequences. Now, researchers are close to identifying so-called biomarkers that may soon make it possible to pinpoint brain injuries with a simple blood test.
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Veterans can have seizures decades after a head injury, study finds, Los Angeles Times — 07/20/2010
Soldiers who suffered brain injuries can develop seizures decades — as long as 35 years — after the initial injury, researchers have found.
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Army Suicides Rise; Prevention Strategy Changes, CBS News — 07/19/2010
Not all the soldiers who committed suicide in June had served in Iraq or Afghanistan, but there is no doubt it is the stress of nine years of war which has driven the Army suicide rate above the national average.
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Camp Helps Military Kids Cope, CNN — 07/19/2010
Video: Operation Purple helps kids deal when their parents are deployed.
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Early PTSD Treatment Could Avert Vets' Multiple Physical Illnesses, Psychiatric News — 07/16/2010
A strong link between PTSD and circulatory, musculoskeletal, digestive, and other diseases shows up soon after veterans return from fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Record number of Army suicides in June, MSNBC — 07/16/2010
The U.S. Army on Thursday reported a record number of suicides in a single month among active duty, Guard and Reserve troops, despite an aggressive program of counseling, training and education aimed at suicide prevention.
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Marine Corps sees big drop in monthly suicide statistics , North County Times — 07/15/2010
The U.S. Marine Corps recorded one suicide in June and nine attempted suicides, the lowest monthly figures of the year.
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Military nurse talks about her struggle and eventual healing from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, WNKU.org — 07/15/2010
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mary Carlisle is profiled in the Real Warriors Campaign, a group that encourages military personnel to get help for PTSD. She's been featured in a video and given talks for several organizations including the 2010 Military Health Conference, talking about her struggle and eventual healing.
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Outreach ‘Essential' to Suicide Prevention, Official Says, Defense Link — 07/14/2010
Preventing suicide among servicemembers and veterans calls for comprehensive education and communication, the director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury said here today.
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Female Veteran Winning Inner Battle Against PTSD (VIDEO) , Huffington Post — 07/14/2010
Sleep was something that Army Spc. Jennifer Crane preferred not to do, after returning from eight months of military service in Afghanistan in 2003. Sleep meant dreams of the Taliban throwing mortars at her tent in Bagram Airfield and the 20-year-old resident of Downingtown, Penn. would wake up sweating and terrified.
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VA Eases Claims Process for Veterans with PTSD, Defense Link — 07/13/2010
The Veterans Affairs Department will publish a final regulation tomorrow intended to ease the claims process and improve access to health care for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, VA officials announced today.
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Military students' needs to be studied, San Diego Union-Tribune — 07/13/2010
But one group of students that has an increasing cause for concern is often left out of the conversation when it comes to academic reforms, data collection and student services: military children whose parents are on active duty.
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White House Calls to Streamline Coverage of PTSD for Vets , Health Leaders Media — 07/12/2010
In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama said that the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin today to make it easier for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to receive the treatment and benefits that they need.
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iPhone iBreathe App Helps Military Personnel Relax, Information Week — 07/12/2010
A medical arm of the Department of Defense has created an iPhone application to help military personnel better handle stressful situations by practicing relaxed breathing.
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Canine Therapy for Military PTSD, PsychCentral.com — 07/09/10
The US Army is using an innovative approach to help solders recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) — canine therapy.
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Military And Veterans Mental Health, Medical News Today — 07/09/10
American troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and other veterans cannot depend solely on the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) for mental health care-even though the civilian mental health care system is in crisis, according to the annual convention of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) held this past week.
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Vice chief asks Soldiers to participate in Army STARRS, Army.mil News — 07/08/10
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, strongly urges Soldiers to participate in a study that will help the service learn more about the causes of suicide and improve prevention efforts.
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Veterans Affairs to Ease Claim Process for Stress Disorder, New York Times — 07/08/10
The government is preparing to issue new rules that will make it substantially easier for veterans who have been found to have post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits, a change that could affect hundreds of thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam.
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Treatment for Military Personnel and Families, DCoE Blog — 07/07/10
Specialized Care Program (SPC) Track I, an intensive treatment program designed to address medically unexplained and disabling physical symptoms experienced by service members following deployment or other military exposure.
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New efforts aimed at helping ailing veterans, The Daily News Online — 07/07/10
Thousands of recent veterans in New York suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury or from both PTSD and TBI in the weeks, months and years after returning from in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to estimates from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
