Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

British soldier who refused to return to Afghanistan sentenced to jail. A British soldier who refused to serve in Afghanistan and spoke out against the war has been sentenced to nine months in jail.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Anger management group therapy can be just as effective over video hookup as in person, according to a new Veterans Administration (VA) study.

The Defense Department will investigate complaints of substandard mental health care for Marines at Camp Lejeune, according to a North Carolina congressman Thursday who had asked for the probe amid reports of retaliation against a whistleblower.

Defense Dept. probes Marines' mental health care at Camp Lejeune after congressman complains. The Defense Department will investigate complaints of substandard mental health care for Marines at Camp Lejeune, according to a North Carolina congressman Thursday who had asked for the probe amid reports of retaliation against a whistleblower.

Shoshana Johnson survived gunshot wounds to both legs and 22 days as a prisoner of war in Iraq. Life wasn't so easy when she came home, either.

In new book, former Iraq war POW describes her struggle with nightmares and depression. Shoshana Johnson survived gunshot wounds to both legs and 22 days as a prisoner of war in Iraq. Life wasn't so easy when she came home, either.

A military review could bring millions of dollars in benefits to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Military agrees to expedite review of records of thousands of Iraq, Afghanistan vets with PTSD. A military review could bring millions of dollars in benefits to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered a distinct pattern of brain activity in people with post traumatic stress disorder that may give doctors an objective way to test for it, they said on Wednesday.

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. combat soldiers in Iraq who received a shot of morphine within an hour of being wounded were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Study: Quickly giving wounded troops morphine cuts the risk of developing PTSD. Quickly giving morphine to wounded troops cuts in half the chance they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a provocative study that suggests a new strategy for preventing the psychological fallout of war.

Dave Sharpe was troubled by thoughts he could not share after he returned from a tour in Iraq. "I found myself waking up in the middle of the night, punching holes in walls, kicking and beating the refrigerator door," he said.

Ill. judge: Mother's hiding of her son for nearly 2 years during custody fight is neglect. A judge in southern Illinois says the hiding of a boy for nearly two years in a crawl space in his grandmother's home during a custody fight amounts to neglect.

At a clinic in SC, a WWII vet's struggle for treatment of PTSD and cancer ends with a gunshot. On the last day of his long, troubled life, Grover Cleveland Chapman packed a black duffel bag, washed out his coffee cup, put it in the dish rack and fetched his Smith & Wesson.

EDITOR'S NOTE ? In reporting this story, The Associated Press used mental health records provided by Grover Chapman's family, records obtained from the military with the family's permission and ships' logs from World War II. The AP also conducted dozens of interviews over several months with Chapman's family, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Greenville County Coroner's Office and other authorities.

Mom of suicidal Marine befriends woman whose PTSD-afflicted husband is charged with murders. When the envelope arrived, Windy Horner was talking with her husband, Nick ? Windy on a cell phone, Nick in the Blair County jail.

Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.

Fired psychiatrist says Marines suffering from stress are getting shoddy care at Camp Lejeune. Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.

Military experiment seeks clues to predict which troops might suffer post-traumatic stress. Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.

Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.