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Panel says Pentagon does not know if PTSD programs work

July 14, 2012 by Peter Whalen

Good article. When a bureaucrat utters the words, “we’re aware of the problem and are working on it” that really menas they have a  pr problem generated by yet another empirical study showing the ineptitude of the current efforts and are working on refining their bureaucratic double speak to make us believe that their awareness was any earlier than the day the study was published.

They’re not aware as seen by their ineffective attempts w/ telemedicine and crisis hotlines rather than actual clinical boots on the ground providing actual face time w/ struggling military members, veterans, their families and families of the fallen. They have in the past and will continue into the future to woefully under report the scope and depth of this problem and the resources necessary to deal w/ it/    http://usat.ly/LoMSiV

Thousands of veterans failing in latest battlefield: college

July 5, 2012 by Peter Whalen

As the poet Siegfried Sassoon wrote, “War: the hell where youth and laughter go”. Most go as young boys and girls and we return as men and women w/ life experiences that age us far beyond our chronological years/ http://on.msnbc.com/Lgha8x

Blast-related injuries detected in the brains of U.S. military personnel

July 4, 2012 by Peter Whalen

My alma mater-great medical resesearch institution-you can rely on this research-it’s world-class-http://bit.ly/j45Rh2

Sen. Murray presses Panetta for review of mental health diagnoses

June 19, 2012 by Peter Whalen

http://bit.ly/MoQpw9 w/ video-Worth watching

Why Are We Drugging Our Soldiers?

May 1, 2012 by Peter Whalen

A well written article and another perspective on what might be driving the number of PTSD cases.  “Stimulants do much more than keep troops awake. They can also strengthen learning. By causing the direct release of norepinephrine — a close chemical relative of adrenaline — in the brain, stimulants facilitate memory formation. Not surprisingly, emotionally arousing experiences — both positive and negative — also cause a surge of norepinephrine, which helps to create vivid, long-lasting memories. That’s why we tend to remember events that stir our feelings and learn best when we are a little anxious”. http://nyti.ms/JK6gD1

‘Good Night Ryan’

April 20, 2012 by Peter Whalen

A follow on op-ed piece in the NYT /http://nyti.ms/HNAPGB

A Veteran’s Death, the Nation’s Shame

April 20, 2012 by Peter Whalen

A well written and heartbreaking article. http://nyti.ms/It2Jsg  We need to quiet our hearts and listen to a Mother’s anguish and respond to her pleas for the sake of so many others out there who are struggling to see one more sun rise / For all of you who read my blog and follow us on twitter and fascebook  please donate what you can at www.invictusfoundation.org to help thousands of other Ryan’s out there understand that this Nation will not leave them behind.

Sgt Bales: Army Sacrifice of a Good Soldier

April 9, 2012 by Peter Whalen

From WWII medical experience, the Army medical service knew that about 150 days of combat was all that a combat soldier could tolerate- before acquiring the ‘thousand yard stare’ of the burned-out PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) soldier. http://bit.ly/HtaUau

Veterans battle PTSD stigma — even if they don’t have it

March 28, 2012 by Peter Whalen

Confirms a recent article on the blog that as amny as 46% of employers see PTSD as a “work force hazard”.  http://bit.ly/GYUofv

Too many wars, too few U.S. soldiers

March 19, 2012 by Peter Whalen

A patriot who is spot on w/ his observations-A MUST READ / http://wapo.st/z2V67m

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