PTSD is a common condition we see among many of our veterans. Oftentimes, veterans have a difficult time recognizing the symptoms but still find it
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Many veterans experience physical injuries after being in active duty but what about those that are struggling with chronic mental health issues as well? Thankfully the VA does recognize mental health conditions as disabling conditions that can be service-connected and assigned compensation for. Conditions such as PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety are not new constructs. These conditions have always been present in some of our veterans but only recently has the VA and general public paid more attention to how our veterans are mentally when returning from active duty. In this section, we discuss the difficulties of veterans with chronic mental health issues. They face feelings of doom, insomnia, panic attacks, hyperawareness, and much, much more. We also discuss how mental health issues could surface as a secondary condition related to a primary physical ailment that is affecting the veteran significantly. Help is here.
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Many veterans suffer from mental illness, and most of modern psychiatry, the VA healthcare system included, tends to treat mental illness with a great
Learn MoreFemale Veterans’ Mental Health & Treatment Concerns
Over 280,000 women have served Post-9/11 in Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF), Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and New Dawn (OND) in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is
Learn MoreIssues Facing OEF & OIF Veterans Upon Returning Home
Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) face multiple challenges upon returning home to civilian life. Mental
Learn MoreHow to Initiate VA Testing for Cognitive Impairment
The VA is facing a changing population of Veterans and has to be ready to serve them. There is an increase in the number of aging Veterans with and
Learn MorePTSD in Women Vietnam Veterans
Explaining the High Rate of PTSD Studies show that PTSD may be more common in women veterans than previously thought. More specifically, women
Learn MoreVeteran’s Guide to Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders – Part II: Service Connection and Secondary Disabilities
Service Connection Schizophrenia is an unusual disease in presentation, as it often does not manifest until late adolescence or early
Learn MoreMilitary Sexual Trauma (MST) & Your VA Disability Claim
Unfortunately sexual assaults do occur in the military, and unfortunately it’s nothing new. Sexual assaults have been occurring in the military for
Learn MoreIn-Service Personal Assault and PTSD
I have found that most people familiar with veterans’ issues have at least heard about , and the secondary post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that
Learn MoreMilitary Sexual Trauma, the Veterans Affairs, and What They Can Do for You
Military Sexual Trauma (or MST) is a horrible experience for anyone who has been affected by it. I use the word “experience” because that is what it
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Imagine you’re in charge of psychiatry for the military. You have the need to discharge large numbers of Military Personnel under the guise of
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