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Los Angeles Times, 25.11.08 05:03 UTC

Injured veterans engaged in new combat

In a little-noticed regulation change, the Pentagon's definition of combat-related disabilities is narrowed, costing some wounded veterans thousands of dollars in lost benefits.
hip replacement  traumatic brain injury  hearing loss  post-traumatic stress disorder  Michigan  Iraq  +6 more

USA Today, 25.11.08 04:32 UTC

General's story highlights combat stress

Gen. Carter Ham was among the best of the best tough, smart and strong an elite soldier in a battle-hardened Army. At the Pentagon, his star was rising.
Mosul  Fort Lewis  post-traumatic stress disorder  PTSD  USA Today  Rand Corp  +22 more

Telegraph, 22.11.08 21:01 UTC

The battle that never ends

Combat Stress is one of the charities you can support in this year’s Telegraph appeal. Here, Andy McNab, who has seen brave friends devastated by the aftermath of war, explains why it is such a vital cause .
BAGHDAD  PTSD  post-traumatic stress disorder  Iraq  Afghanistan  Northern Ireland  +5 more

Nature, 19.11.08 18:03 UTC

Ecstasy could augment the benefits of psychotherapy

The controversial drug MDMA — also known as ecstasy — can help ease the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the first phase II clinical trial into the potential therapeutic ...
Chicago  psychotherapy  post-traumatic stress disorder  Illinois  Michael Mithoefer  International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 

Los Angeles Times, 17.11.08 22:31 UTC

L.A. County offers crisis counseling to fire victims

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health is offering free crisis counseling to victims of the Sayre and Freeway Complex fires. "When you talk about traumatic events like these, they will be ...
counseling  sleeplessness  post-traumatic stress disorder  the Record  Ken Kondo  Ken Londo 

Nature, 13.11.08 17:30 UTC

Illegal drug shows promise in treating trauma symptoms

MDMA may boost the benefits of psychotherapy, trial suggests.
Chicago  psychotherapy  cognitive behavioural therapy  post-traumatic stress disorder  PTSD  MDMA  +12 more

Daily Mail, 08.11.08 18:01 UTC

Injured veterans 'surviving on the minimum' as they are refused benefits because of war pension

Thousands of former servicemen could be falling foul of rules which mean they could be refused income support. Veterans who have been awarded war pensions for combat injuries have that payment taken ...
post-traumatic stress disorder  remembrance day  BBC  Bosnia  Mark Smith  Department for Work and Pensions  +1 more

Times Online Business, 07.11.08 22:31 UTC

From demented stereotype to Shriti the Shriek

Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election, and Lewis Hamilton's clinching of the Formula One world championship title, have inspired endless demented generalisations about race and ...
PTSD  post-traumatic stress disorder  Formula One  UBS Warburg  the Financial Times  the Financial Times  +7 more

Telegraph, 05.11.08 10:01 UTC

Women soldiers suffering from more mental problems

Women soldiers are twice as likely to be undergoing treatment for mental health problems as male colleagues, official figures suggest.
PTSD  post-traumatic stress disorder  Iraq  Afghanistan  Neil Greenberg  Ministry of Defence 

Times Online, 04.11.08 16:08 UTC

Troops in Afghanistan nine times more likely to suffer stress disorder

Troops sent to fight in Afghanistan are nine times more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder than members of the Armed Forces who stay at home, the Ministry of Defence has admitted. ...
PTSD  post-traumatic stress disorder  Iraq  Afghanistan  Neil Greenberg  Air Assault Brigade  +2 more
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