Vietnam veterans fought a second war at home to get recognition and treatment. That fight created the modern VA mental health ...

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) sounds complicated, but the treatment itself is straightforward.

During and since the Vietnam War, American combat leaders developed a policy and personal commitment of never leaving a warrior on the battlefield. Living, wounded or dead, every effort is made to ...

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, up to 20% of Iraqi veterans develop post-traumatic stress disorder. And that number is expected to rise as troops return home to civilian life.

Therapeutic horseback riding may ease symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans, a new study finds. After three weekly riding sessions, 32 participating veterans lowered their ...

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) remains a pervasive and challenging mental health concern, particularly among combat veterans. Traditional treatment approaches often fall short in addressing the ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Non-profits and organizations have been struggling during the pandemic to give those in need the services they provide. 1 Veteran Foundation is no different -- the foundation provides ...

“Only those closest to me can see the scars that come from seeing good men take their last breath,” Staff Sgt. Carter said after receiving the Medal of Honor. Moments after Staff Sargent Ty Carter was ...

Vietnam vet Will Brown holds a portrait of himself in the military. Brown suffers from PTSD. Ray Aivazian, who served as a combat engineer in Afghanistan for the Marines, said fireworks don’t bother ...

Mark Elwell witnessed the horrors of war during his military service in Afghanistan. He served there with the U.S. Marines from 2009 to 2012 and saw combat as a machine gunner during Operation ...

A new Veterans Affairs study finds that combat experience is associated with a higher risk of alcohol use to cope with PTSD symptoms. But the connection is weaker when accounting for the severity of ...

Combat stress in solders is when someone might have trouble sleeping, becomes... Combat stress in solders is when someone might have trouble sleeping, becomes irritable, or is having a hard time ...