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Is It Ever Too Late to Get Treatment for PTSD?

"The best time to get treatment for PTSD is now," says Lt. Col. Philip Holcombe, PhD. Now can mean soon after the trauma or now can mean 10 years later when symptoms have a delayed onset.

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How Do You Help Patients with PTSD Regain Their Confidence?

Lt. Col. Philip Holcombe, PhD talks about how using evidence-based guidelines, healthcare providers can work with patients to take small steps as a way to feel safe and in control of their own progress.

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What Treatment Can You Offer Someone with PTSD and a Brain Injury to the Amygdala?

Lt. Col. Philip Holcombe, PhD talks about how injury to different parts of the brain like the amygdala or the frontal lobe can affect behavior and how best to approach treatment.

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How and Why Should Healthcare Providers Ask Patients If They Have PTSD?

Service members and veterans often don't want to admit they have symptoms of PTSD, or maybe they are not aware that they do. Lt. Col. Philip Holcombe, PhD talks about how healthcare providers can ask the right questions to help.

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From Combat to Classroom

This manual offers a great deal of good information for service members and veterans who want to return to college.

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Planning for Your Future

There’s never going to be a perfect time to start saving. The important thing is to start, and you don’t need lots of cash to do so.

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Six Ways to Maximize Your Education Benefits

The 1944 GI Bill transformed not only the lives of veterans but the fabric of our nation. Today’s Post-9/11 GI Bill continues that legacy with some changes.

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Financial Resources for Veterans Returning to School

Resources for Veterans: Back to School â€” Money Matters

Here are some valuable resources that can help veterans with TBI with the financial aspects of transitioning from military to student life.

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Returning to School: Key Information and Resources

Resources for Veterans: Back to School â€” Getting Started

Here are some valuable resources that can help veterans with TBI get started as they transition from military to student life.

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Resources for Veterans: Back to School

Resources for veterans going to college — from getting started to money matters.

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Helping Veterans Succeed in College

Helping someone with a brain injury navigate life on a college campus after being in the military can be a tall order. Army veteran Timm Lovitt is the man for the job.

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Team River Runner

Adaptive sports like kayaking are great therapy for the injured brain ... and injured spirit. Hear from a few veterans who found hope, friendship, and renewed confidence from being out on the water.

The Post-9/11 GI Bill at a Glance

The post-9/11 GI Bill in a nutshell — who qualifies and what the benefits are.

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Hiring Veterans with TBI and PTSD: Dos and Don'ts for Employers

Hiring Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Dos and Don'ts for Employers and Hiring Managers

Don't assume that a person with TBI or PTSD can't do a job due to apparent and non-apparent disabilities. Learn other dos and don'ts

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Common Employer Questions About Returning Service Members with TBI and/or PTSD

The more employers know about TBI and PTSD, the more they can help their veteran employees succeed in the workplace.

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The Stress Continuum

The Stress Continuum is a model that identifies how Sailors and Marines react under stressful situations and what to do to help.

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Resilience: The Bounce Back Factor

Think of emotional resilience as armor for the mind, push-ups for the brain.

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Resilience: What Is It?

Resilience can best be understood as a type of response to intense stress. By definition, resilience means "bouncing" or "returning to form."

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Family Tips for Homecoming

The happy anticipation of a service member returning from combat deployment often is mixed with a dose of anxiety. Families might be ecstatic, nervous, scared, or confused, or all of the above at once.

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Vocational Issues Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Part II

Although some of the challenges related to returning to work can be hard to change, many people can successfully return to work after a brain injury.

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Real Warriors: Maj. Jeff Hall

"I just wanted to turn off the 600 TV sets that were going on all the time in my head." Hear Maj. Jeff Hall's story that went from thoughts of suicide to finding his way back to his family and life.

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TBI and PTSD: Navigating the Perfect Storm

Often people talk about the effects of TBI or the consequences of PTSD as separate conditions — which they are. But for the person who is living with the dual diagnosis of TBI and PTSD, it can be hard to separate them.

Research into Blast Injury and the Brain

Using animal models in the lab to study the mechanisms of blast-related brain injury, researchers like Dr. Lee Goldstein are feeling optimistic that their findings will lead to viable treatments.

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Is PTSD Another Form of Brain Injury?

Dr. Paul Aravich talks about PTSD and other serious mental disorders as types of brain injuries, which can come with an increased risk for dementia later in life.

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With or Without TBI, Pursue the Unexpected Opportunities

Dr. Paul Aravich suggests that veterans with TBI should not look at their loss of capacities but rather their different capacities.

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