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Newark Schoolyard Survivor Has PTSD, Expert Says

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:54:47 +0000

A rehabilitation counselor has testified that the survivor of an attack that left three friends dead suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder that will reduce her earning ability.

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Army Suicides This Year Surpass 2011 Numbers

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:39:44 +0000

Ten months into 2012, the number of suspected suicides by active-duty soldiers has surpassed last year's total, even as the Pentagon struggles to stem the persistent problem.

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Taking On PTSD and Military Suicides [AUDIO]

Dino Flammia — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:25:47 +0000

The Military and Veterans Affairs Committees from both houses of the state legislature joined for a hearing Monday in Lawrenceville, concerning the current status of suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among New Jersey's veterans and active armed forces.

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Today's Vets – Softer Than Yesteryears'? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:54:13 +0000

It’s an unpopular sentiment.

But there’s an impression especially among older vets that today’s soldier doesn’t have the meddle that yesterdays’ had.

The difference being that in years past, when you came back from the service damaged in any way, you wore the stigma of being “shell shot”!

I remember there were a couple of guys in the neighborhood…one was a guy named “Henry

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U.S Troops in Afghanistan – Is It "Time for Us to Bounce?" [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:15:36 +0000

Given the fact that more and more soldiers are pulling more tours of duty and suffering for it, do you think it’s time to get the hell out of Afghanistan? (Take the poll below).

And on a side note, do you feel today’s soldiers are more prone to PTSD than at other times…

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