Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder « Veterans

Articles and Resources re:
PTSD in Veterans

Articles & Publications re: PTSD

• Learning and Memory in Combat Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (American Journal of Psychiatry)
  The authors measured the intellectual functioning of 20 male combat veterans with PTSD.
• New Regulations on PTSD Claims (Dept. of Veterans Affairs – 7/12/10)
  This new rule is for veterans of any era.
• PTSD is Real, PTSD Fraud is Not – Veterans Rebuttal to AP (Veterans Today – 5/9/10)
  On May 1, the Associated Press printed an incomplete and inaccurate article about veterans who file disability claims against the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Without citing a source, AP wrote, “The problem: The [VA claims] system is dysfunctional, an open invitation to fraud. And the VA has proposed changes that could make deception even easier.” 
• Risks Tied to Dementia in Female Military Veterans -TBI, depression, and PTSD play roles
  Female military veterans who had traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or depression were more likely to develop dementia than female veterans without these conditions, researchers reported. 
• Tips & Resources for Helping Veterans with PTSD (Bradley University)
  Included here are tips, tools and resources that can help friends and families of veterans who may be suffering from PTSD.
• Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress are at High Risk of Dementia (USA Today – 7/09)
  Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia compared with veterans who don't have the disorder, a study reports.

Resources: Websites & Blogs re: PTSD

• National Center for PTSD (US Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
  The Center aims to help U.S. Veterans and others through research, education, and training on trauma and PTSD.
• Patience Mason's PTSD Blog
  A blog about the realities of PTSD from the wife of a Vietnam vet, Robert Mason, who wrote the book, Chickenhawk, a memoir of his tour as a helicopter pilot, who came home with PTSD.
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health)
  PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat.