Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s legendary warrior into a case study of moral injury, a condition that often appears in war veterans who struggle to forgive themselves.
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Young people and those with trauma, such as veterans, are especially vulnerable to the difficulty of stopping cannabis use for sleep.
Courage is widely considered a fundamental human virtue. A professor of psychology and a university president break down the components of courageous action.
Feelings of sadness or irritability that last a month or more after a life-threatening event could be signs of acute stress or PTSD.
Women veterans report feeling excluded from veteran support services and communities, their service questioned or diminished. This can trigger or worsen existing mental health conditions.
President Joe Biden signed into law the most expansive health care package for military veterans in recent history – despite initial GOP opposition.
The act of killing in combat is associated with heightened risks of PTSD and suicide. A scholar interviewed 30 veterans about their common experiences.
Traditional treatments for PTSD, such as talk therapy and medication, do work for some veterans. But service dogs can make a difference when those methods fall short.
At least 92 US military veterans were deported between 2013 and 2018. These deportees are not currently included in Biden’s effort to reunite families as part of his new immigration reform plan.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
The brain can do a lot, but it is vulnerable, especially to traumatic events. Over the years, researchers have learned the unique ways in which it is damaged by experiencing or witnessing trauma.
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