veterans' health

Study: Veterans have serious sleep problems

Veterans returning from the Iraq wars have as much trouble sleeping as patients suffering from chronic insomnia, according to small study.
(Science Daily) UPDATED 06/10/2008
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Conditions: | insomnia - 154 Articles | post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 37 Articles | veterans' health - 20 Articles
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Advice to stop PTSD diagnoses triggers probe

An incident at a veterans' hospital near Fort Hood Army base has stoked concern that the government could try to minimize the problem of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among returning war veterans to save money.
(NPR) UPDATED 05/23/2008
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Conditions: | post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 37 Articles | veterans' health - 20 Articles
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Virtual reality therapy may ease PTSD

New research has found that a cutting-edge treatment--coupled with medications--may help people who suffer from the trauma disorder.
(Bio-Medicine) UPDATED 05/07/2008
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Conditions: | post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 37 Articles | veterans' health - 20 Articles Treatments: | sedatives/hypnotics - 38 Articles
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Troops shy away from mental health care

Three of five military personnel in a new survey say they are afraid to seek help for mental health problems because of concerns that doing so will harm their careers.
(CNN) UPDATED 04/30/2008
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Conditions: | anxiety - 28 Articles | depression - 319 Articles | insomnia - 154 Articles | post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 37 Articles | veterans' health - 20 Articles
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PTSD could mean long-term health problems

Veterans, disaster survivors, and others who experience stress extreme enough to lead to PTSD may be at risk for long-term health problems, new research suggests.
(Medical News Today) UPDATED 02/14/2008
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Conditions: | post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 37 Articles | veterans' health - 20 Articles
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Concussion raises Iraq vets' PTSD risk

As many as 18 percent of the more than 1.5 million men and women deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered a concussion.
(Forbes) UPDATED 01/30/2008
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Conditions: | post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - 37 Articles | veterans' health - 20 Articles
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