Veterans with Concussion, TBI Issues Can Earn $325 Just to Sleep A new sleep study by the Department of Veterans Affairs is designed to measure the effectiveness of non-drug treatments for...
How a Marine Vet Uses Music and Art to Help Other Wounded Veterans Find Their Voices Richard Casper founded CreatiVets, a nonprofit organization that aims to “empower wounded veterans through art and music.”
My Husband Wishes Someone Would Shoot Him A wife worries about her husband's violent mood swings and refusal to seek help after returning from deployment.
Mom of Young Son Can't Cope With Boyfriend's PTSD Her 5-year-old has to be silent all the time so as not to trigger the boyfriend's anger. Ms. Vicki recommends moving out.
Vicki: Is There a Natural Cure for Combat Stress? Her son is looking for natural help with post-deployment troubles.
12 Mountains in 23 Hours: How One Coastie Battles PTSD With Ultra-Endurance Sport Sometimes a battle raging inside a person can help drive them to achieve incredible things, even while they’re losing the...
'We've Abandoned the People Who Helped Us': Vets Grapple with Emotions over the Fall of Afghanistan Mental health experts say veterans should engage in self-care during this stressful period.
Operator Syndrome: Managing High Allostatic Load "Allostatic load" is the cost on your body of chronic stress and physical demands of a career with the military special...
Congress Passes Bill to Help Vets with Mental Health Conditions Get Service Dogs The law establishes a pilot program to provide service dogs to veterans with PTSD and other mental illnesses.
'You Can Forgive Yourself:' Molly Helps Vets with PTSD, New Study Says In a clinical trial, 67% of patients with PTSD had no symptoms after undergoing treatment that combines an illicit medication...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...