An Army veteran with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder spent three years trying different treatments offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medications helped some. Traditional ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects nearly one in three veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom—nearly five times the rate found in the general adult population.

Veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may qualify for disability compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA’s disability rating system evaluates the ...

About a quarter of U.S. service members and veterans who start psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) quit before they finish treatment, according to a recent study, with experts ...

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WASHINGTON — Iraq War veteran Adrian Anthony’s regimen of anti-psychotics and anti-depressants to ease his hallucinations, depression and night terrors have been adjusted a half-dozen times in two ...

This chapter provides an overview of the epidemiology of posttrau-matic stress disorder (PTSD). It begins with a brief history of the disorder in the American military, which is followed by a ...

Research provides evidence that veterans can effectively self-administer microcurrent point stimulation (MPS) at home to relieve pain, PTSD and improve sleep Veterans with PTSD and pain often ...