The New York Times | Nov 24, 2021
Ian Fishback revealed abuse of detainees during the Iraq war, but struggled after leaving the service. He died awaiting a bed at the V.A.
The Guardian | Nov 23, 2021
Former soccer player Paul Wheatley is serving a prison sentence – the culmination of a chain of events that could be traced back to numerous on-field head knocks
NPR | Nov 23, 2021
The degenerative brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy gained infamy due to cases in high-profile professional football players. But CTE goes far beyond the NFL.
ABC News | Nov 22, 2021
To better reach teens and marginalized communities, text message providers will be required to support text messaging to 988 starting July 2022.
WJLA / ABC | Nov 22, 2021
According to research and psychologists, working with your hands does wonders for you and your brain. And nonprofit Black Horse Forge helps active-duty military, veterans and other first responders from all over the U.S. through the ancient art of blacksmithing (and blade making).
Healthline | Nov 22, 2021
Experts say that psychedelic drugs, along with psychotherapy, can help treat PTSD as well as depression.
The Conversation | Nov 22, 2021
Singing, playing an instrument or listening to music have all been shown to activate numerous areas of the brain that control speech, movement and cognition, memory and emotion – often all at the same time.
WTKR / CBS | Nov 19, 2021
After surveying thousands of Americans, the study found that over half of veterans feel uncomfortable when they are thanked in public.
WPTV / NBC | Nov 19, 2021
'Art gives [veterans] a way to express things that they don't have words for yet,' therapist says
KCTV / CBS | Nov 19, 2021
Nothing in the civilian world is quite like combat in a war zone, but a local veteran who serves mental health patients says the pandemic is now exposing civilians to some of the same emotional trauma.
KARE / NBC | Nov 19, 2021
Doctors say we're making great progress, but there's still more that needs to be done.
Stars and Stripes | Nov 18, 2021
Lawmakers and advocates said Wednesday that more improvements are needed in how military sexual trauma claims are handled to avoid retraumatizing survivors, despite recent changes implement by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Wall Street Journal | Nov 18, 2021
After settling an explosive lawsuit, the league is taking on a bigger challenge: overhauling cognitive testing in a field that has long adjusted results based on race
Scientific American | Nov 17, 2021
Research has continued to reveal that the separation between mind and body is a false one: chronic emotional distress can significantly increase the chances of developing serious physical disease.
The Guardian | Nov 17, 2021
I couldn’t handle stimulation or confusion and I spent a week mostly sleeping
ABC Australia | Nov 16, 2021
Military veteran Marc Webb struggled to leave his house in Adelaide, years after a serious incident in Afghanistan left him wounded and traumatized. He never thought bees would be what saved him.
The Washington Post | Nov 16, 2021
The worst effects of "post-intensive care syndrome" include debilitating weakness and fatigue, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, difficulty thinking, and hard-to-define challenges functioning in daily life.
WVIT / NBC | Nov 16, 2021
The study examined biological and social factors over the course of seven years
U.S. News & World Report | Nov 16, 2021
Contrary to long-held wisdom, teen athletes recover from concussions sooner if they do light aerobic exercise rather than resting in a dark room, new research suggests.
KXAN / NBC | Nov 11, 2021
Don't Wait, Reach Out -- “It is meant to help military veterans get the help they need by offering resources before a crisis to avoid a crisis,” said Dr. Matthew Miller, Air Force veteran and National Director of Suicide Prevention at the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs.
Stars and Stripes | Nov 11, 2021
A University of Michigan study of concussions in military cadets and college athletes found that recovery can take up to 28 days, twice what has been considered normal.
Science News for Students | Nov 11, 2021
Teens may find that hard, but it could speed recovery, a new study finds.
KGO-TV / ABC | Nov 10, 2021
In her lab at San Francisco's Gladstone Institutes, researcher Jeanne Paz, Ph.D., studies the circuits that relay messages in the brain, trying to understand how they change after a traumatic brain injury, also known as TBI.
WOOD-TV / NBC | Nov 10, 2021
An Iraq War veteran from West Michigan is using farming to help cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.
NBC News | Nov 10, 2021
Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital program, is helping veterans access therapy and critical mental health care. -- For more information about treatments for PTSD please visit The Treatment Hub.
