The writer details the internal struggle with surviving war.By Trish Russell Survivor’s guilt is a complex beast that will take me a lifetime to understand but I do know finding healthy ways to remember the loss of comrades has made it ... | Read More
Military Life
10 Ways To Get To Sleep After Going From Soldier To Civilian
The author found getting to sleep to be one of the toughest adjustments she had to make. By Trish Russell He flipped off the lights and we were immediately plunged into darkness. I reminded myself we were in our room; I knew all the nooks ... | Read More
Cohen Veterans Center Does Great Work Supporting Veterans
At the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Military Family Clinic at New York University, doctors are treating service members with a simple idea: start with the mind and body, and you will help the soul. By Evan Bleier Introspective art hangs on ... | Read More
A PTSD New Year’s Resolution
If you want to feel better, learn how to cope, or change, what gets you down.By Trish Russell Sitting with my 80-year-old grandmother during the holidays, sipping coffee at my mother's table, I gleaned wisdom from someone who lived through the ... | Read More
Veterans Administration Group Supports Female Soldiers
This Las Vegas VA Group Teaches Female Veterans How To Combat Misery And Fight For Their Own Relief.By PTSDJournal Staff When most people think of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, images of male soldiers haunted by violent combat situations ... | Read More
3 Healthy Ways to Cope with Holiday Events
By Trish Russell As a child, Christmas was filled with wonder and magic because of my mom. She worked tirelessly to create an environment with tiny details; such as, cookies for Santa. Alabama Christmas or Amy Grant playing in the background, ... | Read More
Service And Pregnancy Can Equal PTSD
A recent report links PTSD in expecting soldiers to preterm labor.By Brandon Lilly According to a study conducted by doctors at Stanford University, female veterans diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are significantly more ... | Read More
Does Trauma Foretell PTSD?
When it comes to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, most agree that the higher the “dose” of trauma, the greater the likelihood of getting PTSD. By Christine Cissy White There is no disputing the relationship between trauma and PTSD. But the ... | Read More
Crisis Line Supports Military Soldiers With Trauma
Sensing the Need for Confidential Treatment, an Army Medic is Quietly and Effectively Helping his Comrades.By Craig Winston Craig Genteman, an Army medic for 11 years, was deployed multiple times to Iraq. This experience provided him the ... | Read More
Friends Adding Benefits
If you’re a veteran fighting for disability rights, Vet Comp & Pen is waiting for your call, or email. By David Cummings Vet Comp & Pen helps veterans get the benefits they medically and ethically deserve Many veterans don’t ... | Read More
10 Questions With…Jamie Heywood
Co-Founder and Chairman, PatientsLikeMe.com Helping his brother deal with ALS sparked Heywood’s desire to find a way to support others in a similar situation. By PTSDJournal Staff What is PatientsLikeMe? JH: We’re a free website ... | Read More
Telemedicine
Phone calls may be better than house calls for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. By Brandon Lilly While studying the effectiveness of mental health services for veterans returning from active military duty abroad, Dr. John Fortney, ... | Read More
Fine Art
A Marine Makes Ceramic Cups To Tell Stories of War By Christine Graf Ehren Tool (left) and Vietnam veteran Michael Aschenbrenner at a project in Oregon. Ehren Tool remembers the day he told his grandfather, a World War II Marine veteran, that ... | Read More
Amped Up
Kirstie Ennis lost her leg in war, became friends with Prince Harry, and climbed to the top of the World. Think she’s done? You don’t know Kirstie Ennis.By David Cummings Kirstie Ennis lost her leg in war. That didn't stop her from reaching the ... | Read More
10 Questions with…Michael Linnington
CEO of the Wounded Warrior Project.By PTSDJournal Staff How many members do you have? Wounded Warrior Project serves more than 110,000 injured veterans and more than 26,000 family support members and caregivers. There are no fees for ... | Read More
Walking Off War
As we celebrate Veterans and Veterans Day, Sean Gobin is one Marine who deserves recognition for healing vets by getting them to walk in his footsteps. By PTSDJournal Staff Sean Gobin was ready for the next phase of his life, he just didn't ... | Read More
Rescue Relief
FEMA provides this veteran with a sense of purpose and an opportunity to serve. By David Cummings Jeff Byard’s first day on the job at FEMA didn’t include meeting team members, decorating his office and taking congratulatory calls. ... | Read More
Different Philosophy, Different Result
Viet Cong veteran Tam Tien and American veteran John Attaway on the Mekong River; they both fought during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese veterans of the Vietnam War have not experienced the same level of PTSD as American soldiers. Could the country's ... | Read More
Acting in Good Faith
Sinise’s work for military causes have made him a citizen the armed service considers worthy of a salute. Gary Sinise is best known to most Americans for his portrayal of Lt. Dan Taylor in the Oscar-winning film Forrest Gump. But to real soldiers ... | Read More
Beating the Odds
With the help of wrestler Dallas Diamond Page, Arthur Boorman found life again. By Andre Carter “I CAN DO THIS.” Arthur Boorman wrote those four simple words in a 2007 email to DDP Yoga founder Diamond Dallas Page. The retired Army Airborne ... | Read More
Rafting a River of Healing
Hiking, swimming and rafting. Sounds like fun, right? For these veterans it's a therapeutic blend to recovery. By Christine Graf When Margery Hermann saw the “disgraceful” way Vietnam veterans were treated upon returning home from war, she ... | Read More
Fallujah: An Opera That Tells a Story About the War in Iraq
Through the powerful tenor of voices, this performance is one to hear about life after war. By Evan Bleier When life hands you lemons, they’ll tell you, you’re supposed to make lemonade. Since life kept the lemons and instead gave Sgt. ... | Read More
Changing the Narrative
A Former Marine’s Dream Is To Show A Wounded Soul Can Be Healed By Lindsey Henry Brett Smith is a Marine, retired police officer, and currently an actor. His latest profession drives him to highlight his first one in a positive ... | Read More
Virtually Speaking
By PTSDJournal Staff Doctors at Northwestern University say a virtual reality interview product may help veterans improve their interview techniques and land a job. Baltimore based startup tech company, SIMmersion, may have found a way for ... | Read More
K-9 Therapy
By PTSDJournal Staff When a vet returns home, these dogs are more than best friends. There are many programs designed to support veterans returning home from combat. It’s well documented how difficult it is for veterans to adjust to civilian ... | Read More
Healing the Soul Heals all Wounds
By Evan Bleier At the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Military Family Clinic at New York University, doctors are treating service members with a simple idea: start with the mind and body, and you will help the soul. Midtown Manhattan is a long way ... | Read More
Calculate Your Funds
The Retirement Disability Pay Estimator uses a number of personal and service-related criteria to determine retirement disability pay. Just plug in the information requested into the online ... | Read More
Survey Says…
Special for PTSDJournal BY DAV Staff Veterans feel let down. The folks at Disabled American Veterans believe their work will lead to change. In November 2015, Disabled American Veterans released a nationwide survey of veterans spanning all eras ... | Read More
Telemedicine
By Brandon Lilly Phone calls may be better than house calls for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. While studying the effectiveness of mental health services for veterans returning from active military duty abroad, Dr. John Fortney, a ... | Read More
Mental Support
People who suffer from mental illness can find help looking for work through a national plan designed for their specific needs. The Individual Placement Support Program (IPS) is designed to help veterans find work by going directly to commununity ... | Read More
See that Star in the Window…
By Andre Carter Some say music is a universal language. Voices of Valor is showing tunes are also medicinal. Six one-syllable words mark the beginning of the renaissance in Noel Dunn’s life. The music verse, which was crafted by the Vietnam ... | Read More
Beating the Odds
By Andre Carter — “I CAN DO THIS.” Arthur Boorman wrote those four simple words in a 2007 email to DDP Yoga founder Diamond Dallas Page. The retired Army Airborne staff sergeant was in desperate need of pain relief for his failing body, and he had ... | Read More
Troops to Teachers
By Evan Bleier — Baghdad, Chicago, Kabul, Baltimore, Fallujah, Detroit, and New Orleans: The terrain may be different, but these cities are all battlegrounds of sorts. Thanks to an initiative launched by Teach For America, members of the United ... | Read More
A Safe Home Base
By Evan Bleier — In 2012, a beacon of light for veterans who are battling the black hole of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) began shining in Texas. Located in Houston, Camp Hope caters exclusively to U.S. combat veterans. Its goal is to ... | Read More