War Archives
9/11 Continues to Impact America's Mental Health - February 11, 2008
Fear of terrorism following the September 11th attacks continues to impact the mental health of American citizens on a micro-level, shows a new study focusing not on New Yorkers, but rather, Midwesterners. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago...Continue reading "9/11 Continues to Impact America's Mental Health"
PsychBriefs: January 27-February 2, 2008 - February 1, 2008
Army Suicides Reach New High Suicides among soldiers serving in Iraq reached a new high in 2007, despite increased mental health outreach efforts. Thirty self-inflicted deaths have been confirmed, while an additional six remain under investigation. While this marks an...Continue reading "PsychBriefs: January 27-February 2, 2008"
Initial Screenings of Soldiers Returning from Deployment Missed Majority of Mental Health Problems - November 14, 2007
Previous reports focusing only on early screenings of military returning from the war in Iraq missed the majority of mental health problems ultimately faced by soldiers, shows a study published in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical...Continue reading "Initial Screenings of Soldiers Returning from Deployment Missed Majority of Mental Health Problems"
PsychBriefs: August 11 - 18, 2007 - August 17, 2007
Our weekly wrap-up of news, interesting research, and noteworthy happenings in the worlds of psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Army Suicide Rates Up Army suicide rates have risen to 99 soldiers for 2006, up from 87 in 2005. Of these,...Continue reading "PsychBriefs: August 11 - 18, 2007"
Child Maltreatment Rates Soar During Military Deployment - August 16, 2007
War deployments place stress on both soldier parents and civilian spouses left behind. However, it is the children who may suffer the most as they both miss and worry about the deployed parent and are affected by the additional stress...Continue reading "Child Maltreatment Rates Soar During Military Deployment"
Substance Abuse, PTSD Common Among Veterans - March 16, 2007
Nearly three times as many veterans are taking advantage of the two free years of health care offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) than did in Vietnam, many to be treated for mental health problems, shows a report...Continue reading "Substance Abuse, PTSD Common Among Veterans"
Military Families Underserved as Iraq, Katrina Take Psychological Toll - February 26, 2007
Three articles published this weekend illustrate the increasing toll placed on the mental health of both soldiers and their families as they face extended separations, fear of death and injury, trauma and loneliness following extended and repeated tours in Iraq...Continue reading "Military Families Underserved as Iraq, Katrina Take Psychological Toll"
'Biomarkers' in Blood May Help Army Screen Stressed Recruits - November 16, 2006
With attrition rates of new recruits at 15 percent and the need for soldiers ever-growing, scientists are looking toward stress research to screen U.S. Army recruits for potential problems before they occur. One technique that shows promise is testing for...Continue reading "'Biomarkers' in Blood May Help Army Screen Stressed Recruits"
Severity of Injury Determines Risk of PTSD in Wounded Soldiers - October 5, 2006
A study of U.S. Soldiers seriously wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan published in the October 2006 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry shows the severity of an injury one month after its occurrence determines the likelihood of a soldier...Continue reading "Severity of Injury Determines Risk of PTSD in Wounded Soldiers"
Soldiers Suppressed War Traumas, Government Ignored Emotional Damages in Post-WWII Finland - August 22, 2006
Presenting findings from "The War That Follows Peace," at the Academy of Finland science breakfast, researcher Ville Kivimäki described the effects of war psychiatrists in shaping Finnish culture following the Second World War. While psychiatrists felt that soldiers had re...Continue reading "Soldiers Suppressed War Traumas, Government Ignored Emotional Damages in Post-WWII Finland"
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