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| British Soldiers PTSD Risk Lower 05/26/2010 A recent psychiatric study of British troops finds they are suffering incidents of PTSD at much lower rates than their American counterparts. An article in Stars & Stripes suggests possible reaso [ ... ] |
Army Works On Non-Drug PTSD Treatment 05/06/2010 A new study has been published by the Walter Reed Medical Center which outlines a new treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that does not involve the use of drugs. Doctors use a selective nerv [ ... ] |
Wartime Separation Hits Littlest Ones Hard 05/06/2010 You don't need a study to know that being deployed creates havoc with the family structure, stability, and some ability to cope with seemingly everyday mundane things. But data from Tricare, the milit [ ... ] | ||
| Army Families Profiled On ABC 04/19/2010 Two families share their story with ABC News of the struggles faced by returning service members. The Galloway and Haus families show extreme courage to talk about such sensitive issues as depression [ ... ] |
Deployed For Multiple Tours, Marine Reaches Brink 04/19/2010 Pick a name, pick a branch of service, it wouldn't be hard for any service member to put themselves in the boots of Joe Callan...or Jeff Hall...or countless others. Having served multiple tours, these [ ... ] | Other Articles | ||
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The Few, The Proud, and in this particular case, one Marine says there are so many service members suffering and the Department of Veterans Affairs needs to do more. At a special U.S. senate committee hearing, this Marine relayed the story of his own brother's suicide and how too many veterans slip through the cracks of treatment. Some at the committee hearing also questioned whether more needs to be done outside of the VA to reach service members and provide help. This speaks so clearly to the mission of Compass Retreat Center and why we exist. |