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[NaturalNews.com] Veterans Hospital Told to Stop Diagnosing Iraq War Soldiers with PTSD: "Given that we are having more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out," wrote psychologist Norma J. Perez in an email to the staff of the Olin E.
[Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to Iraq] IVAW in the News: The bottles, says Adam Kokesh, a tattooed, muscular former US marine sergeant and prominent member of a community of virulently anti-war Iraq veterans based in the house, are to be tested for depleted uranium, a munitions component thought to be harmful to soldiers exposed to it.
[Marine Corps Community for USMC Veterans] Experiences similar, but views of war couldn’t be more different: Bryan is helping raise money to build a war memorial in Albuquerque and is a leader of Vets for Freedom, a nationwide group of 27,000 veterans who oppose withdrawal from Iraq until absolute victory is achieved, defined as a free and stable Iraq.
[Health Beat] The Toll of War: “”¦researchers analyzed data from nearly 80,000 military personnel,including more than 11,000 who were sent to Iraq and Afghanistan. Theylooked at whether deployment and combat exposure were linked with newalcohol problems such as binge drinking...[and]”¦found that more than600 combat troops who reported no binge drinking at the start of thestudy developed the problem after deployment and combat exposure.” Those 600 represented about 26 percent of the military personnelexposed to combat who said they weren’t binge drinkers at the start ofthe study””in other words, more than one-quarter of troops who were notheavy drinkers before combat become so after combat.
['tween2worlds] Oregon Guard: Portland Tribune Article: Rotering and others say many Vietnam veterans may have been able to keep the symptoms of their stress disorder at bay while they busied themselves with jobs and families after the war. Now, she says, many are retiring, with adult children, and may be more susceptible to the images from the war in Iraq.
[Marine Corps Community for USMC Veterans] Using PTSD as a defense: In Naples, Italy, a mental health expert argued that a sailor diagnosed with PTSD was not clinically insane on the night he allegedly choked his wife. Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Flanning returned to Naples and exhibited signs of PTSD after serving in Iraq.
[Waging Peace] Sexual Violence in the US Military, Dateline: Iraq and Kuwait ...: We all know about the domestic and sexual violence that has come home to affect the families of returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, while they suffer from the incredible violence that they have been forced to inflict and to witness in those conflicts. Sometimes the violence takes the form of suicide, when untreated PTSD, physical pain and the inability to readjust to civilian life becomes too much to bear.
[Big Brass Blog] McCain = Draft, More Wars, Less Veteran Benefits: McCain: "We Need To Concentrate Our Efforts To Handle Those Wounds And Disabilities That Are Directly The Result Of Combat." During a town hall meeting in Rochester, New Hampshire, McCain spoke about healthcare for veterans and said, "So here's my idea, and it's not originated with me, but I've consulted with so many … others who are here. Look, we need to concentrate our efforts to handle those wounds and those disabilities that are directly the result of combat.
[CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS & FREE "THINKING" SPACE / CODETALKER-CREATOR OF MUSIC CODES/SECRET WORD CODES WITH SONGS / MUSIC GAMES] Talking about Veterans Hospital Told to Stop Diagnosing Iraq War ...: ... THE JUDGE AND WORLD WHAT YALL HAVE DONE. BUT THEY WOULD NOT. LET ME HAVE IT. ANYWAY READ THIS ON NATURAL NEWS ABOUT WHAT THEY TOLD THE VET HOSPITAL ... THE LINK. Veterans Hospital Told to Stop Diagnosing Iraq War Soldiers with PTSD.
[TIM BLAIR BLOG: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON US http://timblair.spaces.live.com . us army vietnam veteran-retired broadcaster blog..] msnbc: Those hidden wounds and their effect on family members and caregivers was the focus of the Greek readings at a three-day combat stress conference hosted by the Marine Corps that addresses post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression brought on by combat.
[blog.Objector.us] FIGHTING THE BOTTLE AT HOME: Klecker’s case is part of a growing body of evidence that alcohol abuse is rising among veterans of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, many of them trying to deaden the repercussions of war and disorientation of home. While the numbers remain relatively small, experts say and studies indicate that the problem is particularly prevalent among those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, as it was after Vietnam.
[Stop US Wars] Veterans Hospital Told to Stop Diagnosing Iraq War Soldiers: (NaturalNews) The post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) coordinator for a Texas veterans hospital sent an email to facility staff suggesting that they stop diagnosing returning Afghanistan and Iraq veterans with PTSD. …
[University of Kansas Collegiate Veterans Association] Alcohol Abuse Rampant Amongst Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans: They came home suffering the same as the new veterans do and their families suffered, but no one knew about it. By 1986, Vietnam claimed another 117,000 lives because of suicide alone and this does not include the ones no one knew about because so many were abandoned by their families, ended up homeless, endured being called “crazy Nam vet”
[Journal of Rob Honzell] A Great Blog by a Wonderful Lady and Friend to All Veterans ...: Jackie Spinner: Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq. Matthew Currier Burden: The Blog of War: Front-Line Dispatches from Soldiers in.
[Beautiful Horizons] Good counter-attack: Six years ago, I stood up at a time when it was politically difficult to oppose going to war in Iraq, and argued that our first priority had to be finishing the fight against Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Senator McCain was already turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, and he became a leading supporter of an invasion and occupation of a country that had absolutely nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks, and that - as despicable as Saddam Hussein was - posed no imminent threat to the American people.
[Blog] Harrisonburg DWI Attorney says we need to take better care of ...: Even though Jamie married and tried to live a normal life his order to report for duty inIraq threw him into a deep depression.
[Drugs Box Blog] Alcohol, Soldiers After Combat and PTSD: New Study Findings: Researchers from several organizations, including the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Madigan Army Medical Center, the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and the Air Force Research Laboratory, wrote that substance abuse is known to be a problem with those who have PTSD and other war-related mental health issues, and that similar issues were reported after Vietnam and Desert Storm.
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