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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Shell Shock, Combat Fatigue

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Founded in 2008, The US Military Endowment is a 501 c (3) public charity whose mission is to assist veteran troops and their families transition from combat duty to life back in the United States.

We accomplish this goal by focusing our charitable efforts on mental health issues and substance abuse problems stemming from intense combat experiences.

Assistance is available to the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard.

With your generous support we can continue to provide for the men and women who have sacrificed so much for this great country.

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD

http://www.christian-life-coaching.org/stress-management.html

James Thomas describes the signs and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. This video is specially dedicated to our veterans.

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

This is a video about Post tramumatic stress disorder. This contains information about the disorder. People who have this have suffered from a tramumatizing incident and have flashbacks, nightmares and many other symptoms. If you ever need someone to talk to, you can email me. different-perspective@hotmail. I have post tramumatic stress disorder. I am here to listen.

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Ghosts (with lyrics)

This video outlines some of the causes, signs and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD, when gone untreated, can lead to such extremes as suicide.

If you, or someone you love, suffer from PTSD, or suspected PTSD, please see a counselor.

There are many on-line sites that can be researched for further information. You may also want to check at Medicine Net:

http://www.medicinenet.com/posttraumatic_stress_disorder/article.htm

WARNING: This video includes graphic images from (1) Oklahoma City Bombing; (2) World Trade Center Attacks; (3) Omaha Beach, WWII; (4) Hue City, Vietnam War; and (5) a Police Officer Funeral.

The end message is one of hope. Those suffering from PTSD come from a variety of causes, including rape, combat, disasters - both natural and man made, and more.

The music is Ghosts, by Dan Fogelberg:

Sometimes in the night I feel it
Near as my next breath
and yet, untouchable
Silently the past comes
stealing
Like the taste of some forbidden
sweet.
Along the walls; in shadowed
rafters
Moving like a thought through
haunted atmospheres
Muted cries and echoed laughter
Banished dreams that never
sank in sleep.
Lost in love and
Found in reason
Questions that the mind can find
no answers for
Ghostly eyes
Conspire treason
As they gather just outside the door….
Every ghost that calls upon us
Brings another measure
in the mystery
Death is there
To keep us honest
And constantly remind us
we are free.
Down the ancient corridors
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of days
That we left behind.
Down the ancient corridors
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of dreams
That we left behind.
Sometimes in the night I feel it
Near as my next breath
and yet, untouchable
Silently the past comes
stealing
Like the taste of some forbidden
sweet.
Every ghost that calls upon us
Brings another measure
in the mystery
Death is there
To keep us honest
And constantly remind us
we are free.
Down the ancient corridors
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of days
That we left behind.

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Horrors of War For Soldiers (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

Reality: hundreds of soldiers are suffering PTSD when returning from their tours. many hide their horrors, but thousands suffer greatly from it. while most get help when returning from war, thousands still are not being helped with it.!!!
FACT: our goverment, just sweeps it under the carpet when our soldiers return as if it isnt anything to worry about as they have done their job. but the hard cold reality of it is, when these men and women return from war, the war isnt over for them, its far from the end and they live with the nightmares everyday.
it is about time, that our goverment sits up and takes notice that many of our soldiers just cant handle coming home, getting back into ‘normal’ routine and end up being violent, aggresstive, abusive and in many cases committ suicide because they havent received the help they need to help deal with the trauma they have seen and been put through!! This isn’t just a job to our soldiers, its their lives and they need as much help and backing, so they can carry on! POLITICS!!! thats all it is at the end of the day to our UK goverment… but these soldiers are people too and having there troubles swept under the carpet for doing their ‘job’ is not right or acceptable!

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Larry Winters ~ Post Traumatic Press

Larry Winters reads three of his poems at the Veterans’ Book Reading of the Post Traumatic Press 2007 Reading at the Woodstock Poetry Festival.

Recorded at the Woodstock Town Hall, Woodstock, NY, February 9, 2008.

Poems include:
Soldier Within Me,
Iraqi Blues, and
American.

Video recorded by Fred Nagel.

For more information on the Post Traumatic Press visit: http://www.posttraumaticpress.org/

For more of Larry’s poetry and writings, visit http://www.makingandunmaking.com/writings.html

Larry is a poet, men’s group leader, group psychotherapist and the author of “The Making and Un-Making of a Marine” http://www.MakingAndUnmaking.com/

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Talking Post-Trauma Blues (PTSD)

What’s going to happen when our “hidden injuries” run out of places to hide?

A Talking Blues about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Studies suggest that one out of four coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan bring with them PTSD or PTSD related problems. For an online PTSD support forum, see:
http://www.ptsdforum.org/

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Post-Traumatic Stress and Fire-Fighters

Emergency service personnel, such as fire fighters, police officers and paramedics often face stressful situations, and as a result of their work they are at increased risk of developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In an attempt to protect them against PTSD, many personnel are required to attend group debriefing sessions following exposure to traumatic events. However, there is evidence that these group debriefing sessions may actually increase the risk of PTSD and also permanently distort the participants memories for the events they witnessed.

Over the next three years, a team of leading researchers from the University of New South Wales will work with NSW Fire Brigades to:

1) Develop an effective PTSD intervention for emergency service personnel.

2) Ensure that the new intervention also preserves the integrity of the participants memories for critical events.

This slideshow will be used at the 2008 ARC Expo.

Contact:
Helen Paterson | 0415 230 322 | h.paterson@unsw.edu.au

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Part 1

Can a trauma permanently change a person’s brain? Yes and it may be that their brain was already at risk to start with. Dr. Henley talks about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in his continuing series “It’s a Brain Thing.”

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NDP: Dawn Black on Post-traumatic stress Disorder 2

NDP: Dawn Black on Post-traumatic stress Disorder 2
House of Commons: May 30, 2008

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