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July 24, 2012

Article: Source memory errors associated with reports of flashbacks

The qualities of flashbacks could under certain circumstances lead to source memory errors. Participants with […]
July 19, 2012

Article: Sexual violence by occupational forces during and after WWII

Data on experience and witness of sexual violence during World War II (WWII) and subsequent […]
July 6, 2012

Article: Long-Term Impact of War on Healthcare Costs

Sabes-Figuera and collegues aimed to measure use of health services in an adult population who […]
July 5, 2012

Soldiers seeking routine medical care now get PTSD screening as well – News – Stripes

The US Army is asking soldiers who go to the doctor for ailments such as […]
July 3, 2012

Article: Review-The dissociative subtype of PTSD

A dissociative subtype of PTSD is being considered for inclusion in the forthcoming DSM-5 to […]
June 30, 2012

Wartorn 1861 -2010

For those people who subscribe to HBO, this documentary chronicles the lingering effects of combat […]
June 29, 2012

The financial costs of combat

Changing trends for war-disability claims - Army News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - […]
June 25, 2012

Article: PTSD, neuroscience, and the law

Neuroscience is slowly discovering the neural bases of PTSD and other psychiatric ailments and is […]
June 17, 2012

10 tips for helping someone with PTSD

Article on helping veterans with PTSD also signposts visitors to further resources from the Wounded […]
June 14, 2012

Options Expand for Healing PTSD

Military.com talks about the ever growing options for helping treat PTSD. It's good that treatment […]
June 11, 2012

DSM-5 Update on Dissociative Disorders

This article provides an overview of the process of developing the 5th edition of the […]
June 1, 2012

Let there be Light

John Huston’s World War II documentary, Let There Be Light, is so legendary for its […]
June 1, 2012

Suicide ideation levels in the US Marine Corps

Study shows that 13% of deployed Marines consider suicide - Marine Corps News http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2012/05/marine-suicide-poll-data-ptsd-combat-stress-053112/
May 17, 2012

Army to review PTSD cases going back to 2001 – Army News %7C News from Afghanistan %26 Iraq – Army Times

Army to review PTSD cases going back to 2001 - Army News %7C News from […]
May 17, 2012

Article: A meta-analysis of risk factors for PTSD in children and adolescents

This meta-analysis estimated the population effect sizes of 25 potential risk factors for PTSD in […]
May 10, 2012

Combat trauma and the law

The National Veterans Foundation will soon release the Attorney’s Guide to Defending Veterans in Criminal […]
May 10, 2012

PTSD and stigma

It has been called shell shock, battle fatigue, soldier’s heart and, most recently, PTSD. Now, […]
May 8, 2012

Combat trauma and help-seeking behaviour

U.S. Army researcher Maj. Gary H. Wynn, M.D., shared new analysis on why some Soldiers […]
May 8, 2012

PTSD and politics

In Canada, a political storm is brewing over cuts to military mental health services “Skirting […]
May 8, 2012

PTSD and medication

The Pentagon is set to make a move to limit the off-label use of anti-psychotic medication for […]
April 30, 2012

Article: PTSD – Fear conditioning, synaptic plasticity and the amygdala

This article reviews how the neural circuitry implicated in Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in humans […]
April 30, 2012

Article: Reduced intrusion development after post-trauma imagery rescripting

Theories predict PTSD development after trauma if trauma information is not adequately processed or negatively […]
April 30, 2012

Article: RCT of cognitive processing therapy for military-related PTSD

RCT of cognitive processing therapy for military-related PTSD : This study tests the effectiveness of […]
April 30, 2012

Article: Need for a concept of PTSD-related posttraumatic anger?

This paper seeks to build an argument for investigating anger in PTSD as a discrete […]
October 11, 2010

Thailand begins deportation of more than 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers

Thailand began deporting more than 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers in secret today , drawing widespread […]
October 11, 2010

Spectre of war threatens human disaster in Sudan, aid groups warn

International diplomacy to support a fragile peace deal in Sudan must intensify or the south of […]
October 11, 2010

Comorbidity of PTSD and depression in Korean War veterans: Prevalence, predictors, and impairment

Abstract Rates of PTSD and depression are high in Korean War veterans. The prevalence and […]
October 11, 2010

Severely stressful events and dementia: A study of an elderly Greek demented population

Abstract There is evidence that proneness to experience psychological distress is a risk factor for […]