Category Archives: Wellness

Traumatic brain injury and PTSD hurt U.S. soldiers in World War II just like they’re damaging soldiers—and their families—today. New research also finds that brain trauma may be partly to blame for the staggering rates of suicide among vets.

Chronic trauma can inflict lasting damage to brain regions associated with fear and anxiety. Previous imaging studies of people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, have shown that these brain regions can over-or under-react in response to stressful tasks, such as recalling a traumatic event or reacting to a photo of a threatening face.
Read more at http://scienceblog.com/63207/for-ptsd-combat-vets-fear-circuitry-in-the-brain-never-rests/#ezg0u9A2M9TKZdqX.99

Being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder could get easier following the upcoming annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association where the group’s fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) is slated to be released in San Francisco

A new study finds for the first time that military members with multiple traumatic brain injuries are more likely to be at risk for suicide, not only in the short term, but throughout their lifetime.

A fit, uniformed Marine sat before me, focusing intently on the task at hand. He had been working on creating a mask now for almost two hours. He had never in his life engaged in anything like this before.