NFL has steep hill to climb to make amends for race-norming in concussion settlement program: Senator

ABC News

The NFL is currently locked in negotiations with attorneys for former players. A powerful lawmaker says efforts by the NFL to address alleged racial bias in its concussion settlement program are falling short of what is owed to Black former players.

Posted on BrainLine July 19, 2021.

Veterans can now see how VA hospitals rank on patient satisfaction. Most do well. Then there is Memphis.

Yahoo! News

When Navy veteran Todd Harris Jr. recently sought care at the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, he anticipated tough discussions about his post-traumatic stress disorder. What he wasn’t prepared for, he said, was the way VA staff treated him.

Posted on BrainLine July 19, 2021.

Battle Buds: Shannon and Soldier working together to help people with post traumatic stress

WREX / NBC

Learning to dealt with PTS(D) is what brought Shannon and Soldier together. Soldier is special trained to read how his owner's cues and triggers and react accordingly.

Posted on BrainLine July 15, 2021.

Experimental Brain Implant Lets Man With Paralysis Turn His Thoughts Into Words

NPR

A device able to decode words in the brain could eventually help thousands of people who've had a stroke or a traumatic brain injury, says Krishna Shenoy, a professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University.

Posted on BrainLine July 15, 2021.

Online gaming provides top-tier opportunities for veterans

Military Times

To all veterans who are considering full-time streaming, Knight stressed the importance of community. A 2018 study found that video games help veterans with mental health challenges such as PTSD by connecting them with others and creating meaningful relationships and even jobs.

Posted on BrainLine July 15, 2021.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A differential diagnostic consideration for COVID-19 survivors

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Heightened risk of PTSD occurred in MERS and SARS survivors. While data concerning COVID-19 is lacking, PTSD is known to occur in patient groups who undergo similar hospital courses, including ICU survivors, patients who are intubated and mechanically ventilated, and those that experience delirium. Research with patients who develop PTSD in the context of mild traumatic brain injury further suggests that PTSD may account for some or all of a patient’s subjective cognitive complaints and neuropsychological test performance. Recommendations are provided for assessing PTSD in the context of COVID-19.

Association of Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) With Posttraumatic Psychological Growth Among US Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Military veterans may be at elevated risk for COVID-19–associated psychiatric issues given high rates of preexisting psychiatric conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicidal ideation (SI). In this survey study, we analyzed data from a national sample of US military veterans to examine (1) the prevalence of COVID-19–associated PTG among veterans with and without COVID-19–associated PTSD symptoms and (2) the incremental association between PTG and SI during the pandemic.

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