Military medicine

Afghanistan, early spring 2003. At a Special Forces camp near the Pakistan border.

Post traumatic stress can be hard to understand — for those going through it and those trying to treat them

Health & Medicine

When Army veteran Ron Capps first exhibited symptoms of post traumatic stress he was unsure about what to do and where to turn. We take a look at his journey to get help and talk and speak with a military psychiatrist about the path to diagnosis and treatment of PTSD.
When Army veteran Ron Capps first exhibited symptoms of post traumatic stress he was unsure about what to do and where to turn. We take a look at his journey to get help and talk and speak with a military psychiatrist about the path to diagnosis and treatment of PTSD.

Former judge says courts likely to face influx of cases connected to P.T.S.D.

Global Politics

Female veterans struggle with VA medical care

Health & Medicine

Suicidal Veterans Struggle to Get Help

Suicidal Veterans Struggle to Get Help

New Details About the Psychological State of Alleged Shooter in Afghanistan

Comments by the lawyer for the U.S. soldier who allegedly killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday has shed new light on the psychological state of the soldier in question. The lawyer, John Henry Browne, says the soldier was reluctant about going on another tour of duty, and was having tensions with his wife about the […]

Walter Reed Medical Center to Close, After Over 100 Years of Care

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center will close its doors, after more than a century of care. The historic medical center first opened it’s doors to offer care to soldiers and their families in 1909. The hospital treated Presidents Nixon and Eisenhower. and housed a number of other Washington notables. But it also had its […]

The World

Mental health issues for female vets

Health & Medicine

The World’s Katy Clark reports on the challenges faced by female veterans after they return from Iraq and Afghanistan; many of them face mental health issues, but little is known about how they are coping.