Soldier’s Best Friend is an Arizona based non-profit that connects Veterans suffering from combat injuries, such as PTSD or TBIs, with therapeutic companion dogs.
Separating the service member, soldier and Veteran from the politics of the war is the true, lasting legacy of Vietnam. And it starts with a much appreciated “thank you for your service.”
VA launched a pilot telehealth program today that will give rural Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder remote access to psychotherapy and related services.
It’s no secret that substance abuse is a growing problem in the United States and Veterans are not exempt from this dangerous trend.
At VA hospitals throughout the nation, opportunities are available for […]
VA announced a collaboration encouraging women to donate their brains for the purpose of research of the effects of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Army Veteran Bryan Smethurst served in Afghanistan and overcame addiction stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder.
According to psychologist Michael Terman, as many as 60 million […]
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) — first used in the 1930s to treat decompression sickness in deep sea divers — is now being offered through VA to a small number of Veterans diagnosed with PTSD. It’s the latest effort from VA’s Center for Compassionate Innovation (CCI) to promote promising treatments for chronic health conditions that may resist traditional therapy.
A month and a half after the devastation of Hurricane […]
VA announced will use two innovative treatments to ease the everyday challenges associated with living with TBI and PTSD.
Researchers at VA’s National Center for PTSD developed a simple and effective, medically-validated survey to test the likelihood of having PTSD.