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PTSD Symptoms Catch Up to California Vet

By National Veterans Foundation / May 22, 2018

A 55-year-old Army veteran from California called the NVF at his wife’s urging about his PTSD. He’d never told anyone…

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The Worst Part of War Shouldn’t Be Coming Home – Veteran PTSD & Suicide

By National Veterans Foundation / November 1, 2016

Over the last 15 years, more US troops have died from suicide than have been killed in Afghanistan. If there’s anything…

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Pre-PTSD: How Some Vets Became “Forgotten”

By Shad Meshad / January 6, 2016

My career working with vets started when I got home from Vietnam in 197­1.  Initially I was hired to find…

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The Far-reaching Effects of PTSD in Veterans

By National Veterans Foundation / December 18, 2015

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological condition caused by exposure to traumatic events that are outside the normal range…

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Veteran Buzz Aldrin Advocates Flight Simulators for Treatment of PTSD and TBI

By National Veterans Foundation / November 11, 2015

Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D, Colonel, USAF, Ret. is probably best known as a moonwalker, scientist, inventor, engineer, and author of nine books.…

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Advancing Treatment for PTSD and TBI

By Shad Meshad / September 10, 2015

Being a veteran advocate is my full-time job. It’s the kind of job that you take with you on vacation,…

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Focusing on a Solution for PTSD in Women Veterans

By National Veterans Foundation / August 27, 2015

For many years the impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on veterans has been the topic of discussion among health…

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The Long Struggle of Vietnam Veterans with PTSD

By National Veterans Foundation / August 18, 2015

It has been over 40 years since the Vietnam War ended, but sometimes the passage of time alone is not…

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