A study of U.S. veterans found that their episodic visual memory, motor learning, and sustained visual attention improved after treatment for PTSD. The magnitude of these improvements was associated ...
Research provides evidence that veterans can effectively self-administer microcurrent point stimulation (MPS) at home ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects nearly one in three veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom—nearly five times the rate found in the general adult population.
For military veterans, many of the deepest wounds of war are invisible: Traumatic brain injuries resulting from head trauma or blast explosions are a leading cause of post-traumatic stress disorder, ...
Unexpected fireworks can trigger PTSD symptoms in veterans. Loud noises, bright lights, and burning smells can evoke traumatic memories. Veterans, even without PTSD, may experience heightened ...
Three winters in a row, the same Marine Corps veteran watched his symptoms spike every November. Nightmares intensified. Anxiety got heavier. By January, he was sleeping 12 hours a day and avoiding ...
The first day aboard his Navy hospital ship during the Vietnam War, then 19-year-old David Lyons was told to take items from a trough wrapped in butcher paper and throw them into the incinerator. “I ...
—A recent study investigating factors affecting VA service connection denial for PTSD claims related to military sexual trauma found that citing sexual harassment were more likely to be denied than ...