Mental health clinic opens as at Prescott VA Hospital
PHOENIX - The Northern Arizona Veterans Affairs Hospital has opened a new wing at its Prescott campus to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse issues.
View ArticleAla company training dogs to help veterans
AUBURN, Alabama - Velcro - an 18-month-old German shepherd - focuses hard on her trainer, Ashton Jakcsy, in a conference room in the Auburn Research Park. Velcro ignores the two other canines, McCrae...
View ArticleMinot motorcycle club opening bar to support PTSD work
MINOT, North Dakota - A motorcycle club in Minot is opening a bar to support the club's charitable work to benefit military veterans.
View ArticleMarijuana could treat PTSD under legislation
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Post-traumatic stress disorder would be considered a debilitating illness that can be treated with medically prescribed marijuana under legislation headed to Gov. Bruce Rauner.
View ArticleDog helps New Albany veteran deal with post-traumatic stress
NEW ALBANY, Indiana - For Vietnam War veteran John Wells, the experience of combat still carries emotional scars.
View ArticleColorado Springs court for veterans persists 5 years on
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - A soldier's post-war crime convinced a Colorado Springs lawyer something had to change.
View ArticleDefense says man suffered from PTSD in Bozeman shooting
BOZEMAN, Montana - The trial for a man accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another after a Bozeman house party in September 2013 has begun. Both sides agree over who fired the shots, but...
View ArticleDefense: Army vet charged with shooting at police has PTSD
DOTHAN, Alabama - The defense attorney for an Army veteran charged with shooting at a Dothan police officer says his client suffers from post-traumatic stress linked to his military service.
View ArticleNY veterans back mental health reviews in criminal cases
ALBANY, New York - New York veterans are advocating that criminal courts statewide consider whether defendants who were in the U.S. military suffer from conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder...
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The Latest: Boston Marathon bomber says he prays for victims
BOSTON - The latest on the formal sentencing of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (all times local):
View ArticleMan convicted of fatal shooting at Bozeman house party
BOZEMAN, Montana - A jury has convicted a 27-year-old Iraq war veteran of mitigated deliberate homicide for shooting a man to death during an argument outside a Bozeman house party.
View ArticleVeterans' signs: Be courteous when setting off fireworks
NIAGARA FALLS, New York - Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are asking their neighbors to be considerate when setting off fireworks this Fourth of July weekend.
View ArticleOfficials warn of firecrackers' impact on veterans with PTSD
ATLANTA - Health care professionals are asking Georgians who are using firecrackers to celebrate the Fourth of July to be cautious around veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Pot-pioneering Colorado rejects marijuana as PTSD treatment
DENVER - Colorado is known for pushing boundaries on marijuana, but health officials' decision to reject pot as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder shows the issue is far from settled.
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Olympia vets: Switch from pharmaceuticals to pot
OLYMPIA, Washington - Andrew Collins no longer has a cocktail of 17 prescriptions coursing through his body.
View ArticleHouse backs bill to help vets who've suffered sexual assault
WASHINGTON - Veterans who suffered sexual assault or other sexual abuse while in uniform would get help more easily from the Department of Veterans Affairs under a bill approved Monday by the House.
View ArticleJudge denies appeal of condition for using pot for PTSD
PHOENIX - Medical marijuana advocates have lost a court challenge to conditions set by Arizona health officials for post-traumatic stress sufferers seeking to qualify for treatment.
View ArticleEffort to help firefighters, police, military with PTSD
DETROIT - An effort at Wayne State University seeks to design and implement a treatment model for police officers, firefighters and military veterans who experience Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
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Soldier's journey to heal spotlights 'soul wounds' of war
SAN DIEGO - "It was just another day in Mosul," the soldier began, his voice shaking. Sgt. 1st Class Marshall Powell took a deep breath. He couldn't look at the other three servicemen in the group...
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Questions and answers about the war wound 'moral injury'
A psychological wound known as moral injury is gaining attention in the aftermath of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with veterans now being treated for these injuries to the soul - even as medical...
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