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PTSD
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FDA wants more data on MDMA therapy for PTSD
The agency’s decision on MDMA-assisted therapy to treat PTSD could be a pivotal moment in psychedelic research and potential legalization.
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For young children, trauma during critical periods can alter brain development
A panel examined how brain development is affected by traumatic experiences such as violence, war, and separation from parents.
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Media can make a difference in veterans’ health, #AHCJ16 panelists say
The irony was hard not to notice. For more than an hour, an expert panel addressed a roomful of journalists…
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Tipping point: Stress affects soldiers and their families #ahcj13
The physical manifestations of stress are something Kenneth Pitts, M.S., research scientist at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental…
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Medical, support network lacking for returning National Guard, reservists
National Guardsmen and reservists returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan “have been hastily channeled through a post-deployment process that…
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Dallas Morning News explores effects of war on military families
For the paper’s series on military families, Dallas Morning News reporter Dave Tarrant has spent four months investigating what he…
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PTSD or personality disorder? It matters to soldiers
The AP’s Anne Flaherty has put together a story that illuminates the Army’s refusal to admit that it could have…
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Report links Gulf War, illness; calls for more study
The Institute of Medicine has released a report, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, on certain health issues in…
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More vets come home as result of psychiatric issues
On Shots, NPR’s Health Blog, Nadja Popovich reports on a recent Johns Hopkins study that found, more troops were evacuated…
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Resources to cover mental health and the military
AHCJ offers resources to help journalists cover the wide range of health topics, including those surrounding the military, veterans and post-traumatic…