Advocates fear that soldiers wrongly tagged with personality disorder may still bear stigma. At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely dismissed hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggests.

A boom from the speakers at church was all it took to send Paula Walker back to that moment of horror on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

Survivors of oil rig explosion suffer in shadows of Gulf oil spill's environmental damage. A boom from the speakers at church was all it took to send Paula Walker back to that moment of horror on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Veterans Affairs department published new rules on Monday meant to make it easier for veterans seeking treatment and financial support for post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When animals attack, some kids might develop post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

Obama taking 'long overdue step' to assist veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. The government is taking what President Barack Obama calls "a long overdue step" to aid veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, making it easier for them to receive federal benefits.

US President Barack Obama announced Saturday his administration will make it easier for military veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder to receive the benefits they need.

Government to make it easier for vets with post-traumatic stress to receive benefits. The government is making it easier for combat veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits.

Tanzanian Ahmed Khalfan Ghailiani, the first Guantanamo prisoner transferred to the US mainland, is not suffering from mental stress and is fit to stand trial in New York in September, a judge said.

NY judge rules that Guantanamo detainee is not suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. A Guantanamo Bay detainee awaiting a September trial in a civilian court is trying to frustrate his prosecution by claiming he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and cannot attend court proceedings, a judge ruled Thursday.

President Barack Obama says hard-pressed American troops need more time in between combat tours to "decompress."

At town meeting, Obama says soldiers need to be able to "decompress" more before redeployment. President Barack Obama says hard-pressed American troops need more time in between combat tours to "decompress."

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as their peers without PTSD, according to research released today.

Country artist Craig Morgan, once a soldier himself, speaks for troops struggling after combat. Country musician Craig Morgan often chats with troops at USO shows overseas, and some of his closest friends are those he met when he was a U.S. Army soldier.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Military service members with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to develop diabetes than their counterparts without PTSD symptoms, results of a new study hint.

LONDON (Reuters) - British troops in Afghanistan or Iraq are far more likely to become alcohol abusers back home than fellow troops, but levels of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are stable, psychiatrists said on Thursday.

Major psychological problems among British troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan remain at a relatively low level, and multiple deployments do not appear to weigh on their mental health, a study published on Thursday said.

Major psychological problems among British troops who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan remain at a relatively low level, and multiple deployments do not appear to weigh on their mental health, a study published on Thursday said.

FORT RILEY, Kansas (Reuters) - The U.S. military is experimenting with aroma therapy, acupuncture and other unorthodox methods to treat soldiers traumatized by combat experiences, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Saturday.

Jabar Abdul-Zahra's flashbacks are so vivid he can feel the asphalt against his cheek that night six years ago when he lay pinned to the ground between his two critically wounded brothers, the three of them caught in the crossfire as American troops and local militiamen fought in a Baghdad neighborhood.