By Katie Beecher — 2021
Warrior Canine Connection’s service-dog-training program helps veterans cope with post-deployment challenges.
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A former VA therapist says productivity pressure on counselors who treat veterans for mental health issues like PTSD is hurting the quality of care.
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.” ~ Bruce Lee The premise of his philosophy was efficiency—complete and utter efficiency of the soul.
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As a society, we think about mental health in binary terms. Either someone is OK or they are not.
Veterans’ military service can leave them with unique challenges that are unsurprisingly exacerbated by the stress of the pandemic, but many also gain unique strengths that others can learn from right now, says Tess Banko, a Marine Corps veteran and executive director of the UCLA/VA Veteran...
Learn how to give patients and their families the support they need.
After The Times published a pair of articles on elder care—one about a Connecticut home health aide and another about women forgoing careers to care for older relatives—hundreds of our readers shared their own experiences with the hardships of trying to make the final years of a loved one’s life...
So what does help when a friend or family member is in the thick of caregiving, or any crisis?
Includes Frequently Asked Questions about how to communicate and cope.
Childhood trauma has an effect on adult mental illness
Post-traumatic stress disorder can happen to a person after experiencing a traumatic event that has caused them to feel fearful, shocked, or helpless. It can have long-term effects, including flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, and anxiety.