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  • July 2008

    • Did Iconic Photo Drive Soldier's Death?

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT

      Did Iconic Photo Drive Soldier's Death?

      A photo turned an American medic in Iraq into a hero, showing him carrying an Iraqi child to safety. But the photographer, Warren Zinn, wonders whether it also contributed to his suicide. Joseph Dwyer suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from Iraq; Zinn worries, in the Washington Post , whether his fame exacerbated his pain. More »

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      Iraq war  • US military  • soldier  • PTSD  • photography  • drug overdose  • heroism

    • Vets Slipping Into the Bottle

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 8, 08 5:36 AM CDT

      Vets Slipping Into the Bottle

      A rise in alcohol abuse among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is worrying military officials, the New York Times reports. Counseling services for vets suffering post-traumatic stress disorder are stretched to the limit and many tormented former soldiers are turning instead to the bottle. The increase in binge drinking, and a smaller rise in illegal drug use, is blamed for a rise in crimes and other misconduct involving veterans. More »

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      US military  • PTSD  • Iraq veterans  • alcoholism  • substance abuse  • Afghanistan veterans

  • June 2008

    • Vets Used to Test Drugs Linked to Suicide

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jun 17, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      Vets Used to Test Drugs Linked to Suicide

      Combat veterans suffering post-traumatic stress disorder were recruited for clinical trials of drugs linked to suicide and mental disorders, ABC reports. In a trial involving the smoking-cessation drug Chantix, the VA did not warn patients of the drug's serious potential side effects until 3 months after the FDA and the drug's maker had issued warnings. More »

    • Combat Troops Turn to Prozac

      newser  |  Time  |  Jun 6, 08 3:53 AM CDT

      Combat Troops Turn to Prozac

      A growing number of American troops serving abroad are taking Prozac and other antidepressants, Time reports. A survey last year found 12% of troops in Iraq are using the drugs, with 17% relying on them in Afghanistan. The drugs help the military keep stressed combat troops in the field—but the use of the "quick-fix" for mental health is causing concern. More »

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      US military  • depression  • PTSD  • antidepressant  • Prozac  • SSRIs

  • May 2008
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  • March 2008

    • Tiny Shocks Win by a Nose

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Mar 28, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      Tiny Shocks Win by a Nose

      Electric shocks can sharpen the sense of smell, a finding that suggests new ways of altering sensory perception, the Chicago Tribune reports. MRIs showed subjects’ brains actually changing after researchers administered tiny shocks, which improved their ability to distinguish between similar smells. Because many psychological conditions relate to the senses, the results could shed light on possible treatments. More »

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      brain  • mental health  • PTSD  • health research  • therapy  • MRI  • sense of smell  • electrical shocks  • phobias

    • $100K Virginia Tech Offer Slammed as 'Insult' to Victims

      newser  |  Virginian-Pilot  |  Mar 25, 08 3:20 AM CDT

      $100K Virginia Tech Offer Slammed as 'Insult' to Victims

      The state of Virginia is offering $100,000 to each family of the 32 students and teachers killed by a lone gunman in the Virginia Tech massacre, the Virginian-Pilot reports. If accepted, the settlement would prevent families from suing the state for negligence. One attorney called the offer "for a human life an insult, an absolute insult." More »

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      lawsuit  • school shooting  • Virginia  • Virginia Tech  • PTSD  • university  • Seung-Hui Cho

    • Gene Linked to Stress Disorder

      newser  |  Time  |  Mar 19, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      Gene Linked to Stress Disorder

      A gene that may influence an individual's susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder has been identified by psychologists at Emory University, Time reports. A study of low-income African-American adults in the Atlanta area, 80% of whom had experienced trauma, found that certain versions of a gene were linked to higher PTSD rates in those who had a history of earlier trauma, such as child abuse or violence. More »

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      genetics  • mental health  • Atlanta  • PTSD  • genetic screening  • Emory University

    • 9/11 Illnesses Haunt Journalists

      newser  |  Photo District News  |  Mar 12, 08 11:52 AM CDT

      9/11 Illnesses Haunt Journalists

      The helicopter ride through the burning World Trader Center's thick, chemical-laden smoke won Keith Meyers' 9/11 photos a share of the Pulitzer, but he says it cost him his health and career. "I could feel my skin tingling and burning," recalls the former New York Times photographer. Like Meyers, many journalists suffer illnesses matching those of Ground Zero workers, but their plight has drawn less attention—even in the media, reports Photo District News. More »

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      New York City  • cancer  • media  • September 11  • PTSD  • journalist  • World Trade Center  • Ground Zero  • asthma

  • January 2008

    • Homeless Vets Spark Outcry: Haven't We Learned?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 20, 08 4:22 PM CST

      Homeless Vets Spark Outcry: Haven't We Learned?

      Iraq war veterans are suffering from stress, turning to alcohol, and falling into poverty—a fate that prompts some to ask whether the US has learned from tragedies of veterans past. Washington has identified 1,500 Iraq vets as homeless and helped about a third, but echoes of Vietnam persist among activists. "I'm like, wait, wait, hold it, we did this before," one said. "I don't know how our society can allow this to happen again." More »

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      Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • US military  • mental illness  • PTSD  • Iraq veterans  • homeless

    • PTSD: Vets Wage Internal Wars

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 13, 08 10:04 PM CST

      PTSD: Vets Wage Internal Wars

      Records of post-traumatic stress disorder go as far back as The Odyssey, and Iraq veterans are adding to the list. Combat trauma has been repeatedly linked with rates of unemployment, substance abuse, domestic violence and criminality above the national average. Yet  PTSD victims aren't getting the treatment they need, and often end up behind bars, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • veterans  • mental health  • PTSD  • Iraq veterans

  • November 2007

    • Vets' Mental Issues Slow to Surface: Study

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 14, 07 12:36 PM CST

      Vets' Mental Issues Slow to Surface: Study

      US troops report worse mental health several months after returning from Iraq than immediately after getting home, an Army study shows. Upon return home, one general said, “you’re almost euphoric,” but later “the stress starts to resurface.” The study also found that National Guard reservists were at much greater risk of disorders than active-duty troops. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • veterans  • mental health  • PTSD

    • Photographer Haunted by Iraq Death

      newser  |  NPR  |  Nov 4, 07 7:31 AM CST

      Photographer Haunted by Iraq Death

      Photographer Ashley Gilbertson tried to be as emotionally removed as possible while working in Iraq, but once he let soldiers protect him as he ran to get a close-up. There was a shot, Gilbertson felt blood; one of the men protecting him was killed. It's something he has deeply regretted ever since, he told NPR as he discussed his new book about his experiences, "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: A Photographer's Chronicle of the Iraq War." More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • war  • PTSD  • photography  • photographers

  • October 2007

    • Brain Holds Stress-Coping Mechanism

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 21, 07 9:38 AM CDT

      Brain Holds Stress-Coping Mechanism

      Turns out keeping your cool really is all in your head—scientists now pinpoint those most susceptible to stress as having too much of a chemical in a region of the brain that regulates reward signals, Reuters reports. The discovery could shed light on treatments for PTSD and depression, which are bound up with the same neurochemical produced in stressful situations. More »

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      depression  • psychology  • PTSD  • stress

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