Tag: military

Study suggests predicting depression and PTSD before deployment could help soldiers cope

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From the BioMed Central press release: A set of validated, self-reported questions administered early in a soldier’s career could predict mental health problems such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)… Read more »

Active-duty military find PTSD relief through individual cognitive therapy

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From the Duke University Medical Center media release: Although both group and individual therapy can ease post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in active-duty military service members, individual therapy relieved PTSD symptoms better… Read more »

Telephone-based intervention shows promise in combating alcohol abuse among soldiers

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From the University of Washington media release: Alcohol abuse is pervasive in the military, where a culture of heavy drinking and the stress of deployment lead many soldiers down a troubled path…. Read more »

WWI babies whose fathers were killed in action have shortened adult life expectancies

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From the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology media release: French children born between 1914 and 1916 whose fathers were killed or severely injured during the war lost approximately one year of… Read more »

Imaging predicts long-term effects in veterans with brain injury

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From the Radiological Society of North America media release: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a type of MRI, may be able to predict functional post-deployment outcomes for veterans who sustained mild traumatic… Read more »

Final review of health problems that may be linked to Agent Orange exposure during Vietnam War

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From the National Academy of Sciences media release: The latest and final in a series of congressionally mandated biennial reviews of the evidence of health problems that may be linked to… Read more »