Mental Health

/ Oct 30 2018

Analysis

Here’s Exactly What A Roadside Bomb Does To Your Head Here’s Exactly What A Roadside Bomb Does To Your Head

By Ronald Glasser, M.D.

/ Oct 25 2018

Mental Health

The Hardest Part Of Transitioning Out Of The Military: Finding Meaning Along The Way The Hardest Part Of Transitioning Out Of The Military: Finding Meaning Along The Way

By Jeremy Thompson

/ Oct 23 2018

Culture

The Best Movie About PTSD Isn’t About War The Best Movie About PTSD Isn’t About War

By David J. Morris

/ Oct 3 2018

Active Duty

Back To The Psych Ward: A Journalist And His Wife Deal With His Severe PTSD Back To The Psych Ward: A Journalist And His Wife Deal With His Severe PTSD

By Dean Yates

/ Sep 12 2018

Mental Health

A California Police Officer Fatally Shot A Mentally Ill Man. His PTSD Went On Trial A California Police Officer Fatally Shot A Mentally Ill Man. His PTSD Went On Trial

By

/ Sep 10 2018

Army

The Army Secretary Featured A Mass Murderer In The Service’s Suicide Prevention Campaign The Army Secretary Featured A Mass Murderer In The Service’s Suicide Prevention Campaign

/ Sep 9 2018

Mental Health

The VA Is Eyeing Ketamine As An Emergency Treatment For Patients At High Suicide Risk The VA Is Eyeing Ketamine As An Emergency Treatment For Patients At High Suicide Risk

/ Sep 7 2018

Mental Health

Why I Fear America’s Veteran Suicide Epidemic Is Going To Get Much Worse Why I Fear America’s Veteran Suicide Epidemic Is Going To Get Much Worse

By Col. Angie Holbrook, U.S. Army

/ Aug 30 2018

Afghanistan War

The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us

By Tessa Poppe, Council of the Former Enlisted

/ Aug 29 2018

Analysis

Why Did A New Army Ranger Allegedly Commit A Gruesome Motel Murder-Suicide? Why Did A New Army Ranger Allegedly Commit A Gruesome Motel Murder-Suicide?

/ Aug 7 2018

Mental Health

‘Be Courteous With Fireworks’: Veterans Ask A Community To Help Those With PTSD ‘Be Courteous With Fireworks’: Veterans Ask A Community To Help Those With PTSD

By

/ Jun 30 2018

Mental Health

It’s Time For Us To Have A Real Conversation About Suicide In America It’s Time For Us To Have A Real Conversation About Suicide In America

By Brian E. Kinsella

/ Jun 27 2018

Mental Health

LGBTQ Vets, Uncomfortable With VA, Look To Each Other For Mental Health Care LGBTQ Vets, Uncomfortable With VA, Look To Each Other For Mental Health Care

By Stephanie Russell-Kraft

/ Jun 25 2018

Culture

‘Matterhorn’ Author Karl Marlantes: Stop Treating Vets With PTSD Like Victims ‘Matterhorn’ Author Karl Marlantes: Stop Treating Vets With PTSD Like Victims

/ Jun 13 2018

Mental Health

Emotional Support Chickens Are Now A Thing Emotional Support Chickens Are Now A Thing

By Paul Szoldra

/ Jun 5 2018

Active Duty

The UCMJ May Get A Domestic Violence Update To Prevent The Next Texas Church Shooting The UCMJ May Get A Domestic Violence Update To Prevent The Next Texas Church Shooting

/ May 17 2018

Mental Health

‘I Closed My Eyes, And When I Did, I Saw My Pistol’: The Warax On Suicide ‘I Closed My Eyes, And When I Did, I Saw My Pistol’: The Warax On Suicide

By The Warax

/ May 16 2018

Mental Health

A Massive Study Of Veterans Reveals That Even ‘Mild’ Traumatic Brain Injuries Have Major Consequences A Massive Study Of Veterans Reveals That Even ‘Mild’ Traumatic Brain Injuries Have Major Consequences

By

/ May 9 2018

Air Force

An Air Force Investigator Was Browsing Reddit And Ended Up Saving An Airman’s Life An Air Force Investigator Was Browsing Reddit And Ended Up Saving An Airman’s Life

By Paul Szoldra

/ May 1 2018

Enlisting

He Was Hit In The Face By An RPG. Only Returning To War Made Him Whole He Was Hit In The Face By An RPG. Only Returning To War Made Him Whole

By Carmen Gentile

/ Apr 13 2018

Europe

Danish Vets Are Committing Suicide, Too Danish Vets Are Committing Suicide, Too

By Master Sgt. Jacob Panton Kristiansen, Royal Danish Army

/ Apr 12 2018

Branch

My Friend Is Dead. I Don’t Know Why. My Friend Is Dead. I Don’t Know Why.

By Matt Collins

/ Apr 6 2018

Mental Health

Book Excerpt: ‘War And Moral Injury’ Book Excerpt: ‘War And Moral Injury’

By Tom Ricks

/ Mar 22 2018

Active Duty

More Active Troops Are Using Private Mental Health Care Over The DoD’s. Here’s Why More Active Troops Are Using Private Mental Health Care Over The DoD’s. Here’s Why

/ Feb 27 2018

Benefits & Pay

Most Vets Don’t Know What Mental Health Services VA Offers. So Here You Go Most Vets Don’t Know What Mental Health Services VA Offers. So Here You Go

/ Feb 2 2018

Mental Health

For Most Vets, PTSD Isn’t The Problem, ‘Transition Stress’ Is. Here’s What That Means For Most Vets, PTSD Isn’t The Problem, ‘Transition Stress’ Is. Here’s What That Means

/ Jan 25 2018

Active Duty

Married Veterans Face Greater Risk Of Suicide, Study Says Married Veterans Face Greater Risk Of Suicide, Study Says

By

/ Jan 25 2018

Mental Health

Secret Bitcoin Millionaire Backs Research Of Ecstasy As Treatment For PTSD Secret Bitcoin Millionaire Backs Research Of Ecstasy As Treatment For PTSD

By

/ Jan 11 2018

Mental Health

Here’s What We Know About Trump’s Executive Order To Combat Veteran Suicide Here’s What We Know About Trump’s Executive Order To Combat Veteran Suicide

/ Jan 10 2018

Branch

Navy Missed Signs Of ‘Clear Instability’ In Days Before Shiloh Sailor Went MIA Navy Missed Signs Of ‘Clear Instability’ In Days Before Shiloh Sailor Went MIA

/ Jan 2 2018

Enlisting

I Live In The Suburbs Now. All I Want Is The Thrill Of Deployment Again I Live In The Suburbs Now. All I Want Is The Thrill Of Deployment Again

By Richard White

/ Dec 21 2017

Active Duty

Sailor Stabs Wife, Hangs Self After Returning From Deployment, Police Say Sailor Stabs Wife, Hangs Self After Returning From Deployment, Police Say

By Adam Weinstein

/ Dec 20 2017

Active Duty

Have A Coping Plan For Grief During The Holidays Have A Coping Plan For Grief During The Holidays

By Bonnie Carroll

/ Dec 19 2017

Mental Health

Boston Man Claims His Appalling Rant About Vets With PTSD Was Actually A Joke Boston Man Claims His Appalling Rant About Vets With PTSD Was Actually A Joke

/ Nov 16 2017

Analysis

The Army Is Offering Mental-Health Waivers, But Don’t Freak Out Just Yet The Army Is Offering Mental-Health Waivers, But Don’t Freak Out Just Yet

By Adam Weinstein

/ Nov 13 2017

Mental Health

It’s Time To Address The Staggering Rate Of Suicide Among Servicewomen And Female Vets It’s Time To Address The Staggering Rate Of Suicide Among Servicewomen And Female Vets

By Kate Hendricks Thomas and Kyleanne Hunter

/ Oct 24 2017

Mental Health

Study Of Marijuana’s Effects On PTSD Struggles To Recruit Vets Study Of Marijuana’s Effects On PTSD Struggles To Recruit Vets

By

/ Sep 8 2017

Mental Health

Hazardous Baggage: Facing My PTSD On An Indian Train Car Hazardous Baggage: Facing My PTSD On An Indian Train Car

By Ben Feibleman

/ Sep 5 2017

Mental Health

Ecstasy Is So Effective In Treating Vets’ PTSD, It’s Just Been Designated A ‘Breakthrough Therapy’ Ecstasy Is So Effective In Treating Vets’ PTSD, It’s Just Been Designated A ‘Breakthrough Therapy’

/ Aug 28 2017

Mental Health

For These Women Veterans, It Wasn’t Combat Trauma That Led To PTSD For These Women Veterans, It Wasn’t Combat Trauma That Led To PTSD

By

/ Aug 24 2017

History

From Shell-Shock To PTSD: A Century Of Invisible War Trauma From Shell-Shock To PTSD: A Century Of Invisible War Trauma

By Task & Purpose

/ Aug 20 2017

Mental Health

Sometimes The Best Medicine For A Veteran Is The Company Of Another Veteran Sometimes The Best Medicine For A Veteran Is The Company Of Another Veteran

By

/ Aug 16 2017

Mental Health

Troops Most At Risk Of Suicide Don’t Get The Support They Need From The Military, New Report Says Troops Most At Risk Of Suicide Don’t Get The Support They Need From The Military, New Report Says

/ Aug 7 2017

Active Duty

A Vet Fatally Overdosed While On Lockdown In A VA Hospital. Now His Wife Is Demanding Answers A Vet Fatally Overdosed While On Lockdown In A VA Hospital. Now His Wife Is Demanding Answers

By

/ Aug 2 2017

Culture

Linkin Park Vocalist And Vet Advocate Chester Bennington Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Linkin Park Vocalist And Vet Advocate Chester Bennington Found Dead In Apparent Suicide

/ Jul 20 2017

Culture

The Trailer For Hollywood’s Latest Iraq War PTSD Drama Just Dropped The Trailer For Hollywood’s Latest Iraq War PTSD Drama Just Dropped

/ Jun 21 2017

Mental Health

To Improve Awareness, We Must Call PTSD What It Is: A Disorder To Improve Awareness, We Must Call PTSD What It Is: A Disorder

By Elana Duffy

/ Jun 18 2017

Mental Health

No, Not Every Veteran Is Damaged By Their Military Service No, Not Every Veteran Is Damaged By Their Military Service

By Brian Adam Jones

/ May 19 2017

Mental Health

1 In 5 Troops Discharged For Misconduct Between 2011 And 2015 Had PTSD Or TBI, Report Finds 1 In 5 Troops Discharged For Misconduct Between 2011 And 2015 Had PTSD Or TBI, Report Finds

/ May 16 2017

Mental Health

The Suicide Rate Among Female Veterans Is On The Rise, And Experts Have No Idea Why The Suicide Rate Among Female Veterans Is On The Rise, And Experts Have No Idea Why

/ Apr 26 2017

Mental Health

The VA Is Using Advanced Technology To Predict Which Veterans Are At Risk Of Suicide The VA Is Using Advanced Technology To Predict Which Veterans Are At Risk Of Suicide

/ Apr 12 2017

Mental Health

A Fight Over Weak Government Weed Stalls Research Into Pot And PTSD A Fight Over Weak Government Weed Stalls Research Into Pot And PTSD

By Adam Weinstein

/ Apr 4 2017

Active Duty

What Type Of Porn Viewer Are You? What Type Of Porn Viewer Are You?

By Sarah Sicard

/ Mar 13 2017

Benefits & Pay

VA Will Begin Offering Mental Health Care For Vets With ‘Bad Paper’ VA Will Begin Offering Mental Health Care For Vets With ‘Bad Paper’