Mobile App ‘PTSD Coach’ Wins Award
A mobile application created by the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs called ‘PTSD Coach’ won an award for innovation in the advancement of telemedicine from the American Telemedicine...
View ArticleGuard and Reserve Members May Face Unique Mental Health Challenges
By Darlene Powell Garlington, Ph.D. National Guard members and reservists face unique challenges balancing military service with civilian life. Unlike active duty members of the Armed Forces, they...
View ArticleVeteran Turned Guard Family Readiness Group Leader Continues to Serve
By Christine Leccese “If something is important enough for someone to pick up the phone, it’s important,” says Gina A. Gillman, Family Readiness Group (FRG) leader in the Massachusetts National Guard,...
View ArticleSesame Street Video A Great Option for Deployed Parents’ Preschool Children
Almost 800,000 preschoolers are separated from a parent serving in the U.S. military. Separation can be especially difficult for Guard and Reserve families who may not encounter deployment as...
View ArticleEmbedded Therapist Reaches out to Guard Members
For Richard Cameron, a marriage and family therapist in private practice, the opportunity to be embedded as a therapist with the 297th California National Guard is an ideal job. Cameron, whose own son...
View ArticleCounselor Teaches Marine Corps Drill Instructors About Stress and Mental...
By Marjorie Morrison A few weeks ago, my best friend called me at 7 am. Although we talk almost every day, it was unusual for her to call so early, so my heart skipped a beat when I picked up …...
View Article‘LifeArmor’ Mobile App Puts Coping Tools at Your Fingertips
By Robyn Mincher Sure, a wrench and hammer are handy to keep around, but how about a “Gratitude Letter” or a “Perspective Change” tool? For those returning from deployment with common post-deployment...
View ArticleAddress PTSD Symptoms With Your Mobile Phone
Prolonged Exposure (PE) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD that helps you decrease distress about your trauma. PE has been shown to be one of the most effective treatments for PTSD. PE Coach...
View ArticleLooking for Education, Support and Help With PTSD Syptoms? Look No Further...
Experts know a lot about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how people can manage the condition. They’ve put much of that knowledge into the mobile application ‘PTSD Coach.’ The app won an award...
View ArticleWhat You Can Do to Encourage Your Service Member or Veteran to Access Mental...
It happens every year. We visit friends and family who we only see occasionally and are often surprised at their condition. For the family of a struggling veteran, this can be especially difficult if...
View ArticleRecognizing and managing PTSD
By Christine Leccese As part of improving your mental health, it’s important to know the different kinds of common mental health disorders that people encounter. One of those conditions is...
View ArticleFishing is More Than Just a Relaxing Pastime; It Can Help With PTSD Symptoms
By Adrian Zupp Fishing has a pretty good rep as a relaxing pastime, but it actually goes a lot further than that – and many vets are reaping the advantages. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and...
View ArticleCan a Ping Pong Paddle Relieve PTSD Symptoms? Some Vets Think So
By Adrian Zupp You may have heard of “Ping Pong Diplomacy” and how it began the diplomatic thaw between the U.S. and China in the early ’70s. Well the game with the little white ball has returned in a...
View ArticleFido Just May be Your Best Treatment for Relieving PTSD Symptoms
By Christine Leccese The benefits of having an animal in your life go deeper than companionship. Research shows that people with dogs experience lower levels of stress hormones and higher levels of...
View ArticleHow Tibetan Singing Bowls Helped a Group of Veterans; This “Keeper of...
By Charli Prather, MSW LCSW OSW-C Aka: Military Zen Mom As a therapist who specializes in deployment and also oncology, I find myself in the position of being the Keeper of Stories. Week after week,...
View ArticleFamilies Can Overcome PTSD; No One is Alone: One Spouse’s Story
By Andrea Carlile As I watched Tony Stark be overcome with anxiety and nightmares in Ironman 3, it reminded me of watching my husband experience similar symptoms after a second deployment. My thoughts...
View ArticleSmall Steps Can Improve Your Mental Health
The following post was published on the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury blog. By Corina Notyce, DCoE Public Affairs This month, we encouraged you to...
View ArticleFrontline Psych With Dr. Bender: Promising Treatments for PTSD
The following post appeared on the DCoE blog on March 29, 2013. By Dr. James Bender If you keep up with the DCoE Blog or national news, it’s likely you’ve heard of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),...
View ArticlePost-Trauma Identity: Reclaiming Who You Are Despite the Past You are More...
Serving in the Army, Rick deployed to Iraq three times. Before his first deployment he was a fun-spirited, loving husband and doting father. He knew that deployment would be tough and did his best to...
View ArticleOne Person’s PTSD Can Affect a Whole Family: Learning to Heal PTSD and...
By Andrea Carlile June is PTSD awareness month. While continued attention on PTSD is vital for our service members and veterans, I hope to also create awareness about how PTSD affects the entire...
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