Click here to view original story The Telegraph Psychologists have blamed a surge in random acts of violence among US soldiers on the heavy use of prescribed medicines by the American military. By Amy Willis, Los Angeles 11:38AM BST 09 Apr 2012 More than 110,000 Army personnel were given antidepressants, narcotics, sedatives, antipsychotics and anti-anxiety drugs while on duty … [Read more...] about Prescribed Drugs 'To Blame Over Spate Of Violence Among US Soldiers' — (The Telegraph)
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Couple continues battle after soldier son’s PTSD treatment-related death — (Charleston Gazette Mail)
To view original article click here Charleston Gazette Mail Monday, May 28, 2012 By Julie Robinson Stan and Shirley White lost two sons in military service, one in action and another as a result of what they believe was a lethal combination of medications prescribed by military doctors. Betty Nielsen and volunteers with Freedom Quilts in Iowa created and donated … [Read more...] about Couple continues battle after soldier son’s PTSD treatment-related death — (Charleston Gazette Mail)
Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes — (New York Times)
To view original article click here New York Times By JAMES DAO MAY 16, 2012 Scientists who have studied a degenerative brain disease in athletes have found the same condition in combat veterans exposed to roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, concluding that such explosions injure the brain in ways strikingly similar to tackles and punches. The researchers also … [Read more...] about Brain Ailments in Veterans Likened to Those in Athletes — (New York Times)
Jury finds Christopher Thompson guilty of second degree murder — (Waukon Standard)
To view original article click here Waukon Standard Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 3:33am Guilty of second degree murder was the verdict delivered by the jury Friday morning, November 18 in the murder trial of Christopher Thompson of rural Monona held at the Allamakee County Courthouse last week. Thompson was standing trial for first … [Read more...] about Jury finds Christopher Thompson guilty of second degree murder — (Waukon Standard)
Attorney for suspect in double homicide raises possibility of PTSD — (The Denver Post)
To view original article click here The Denver Post By Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post Posted: 08/26/2011 01:00:00 AM MDT An attorney for a murder suspect who admitted slashing and shooting two people to death in a remote home in Douglas County raised the possibility Thursday that her client was suffering from a psychological condition and was under great … [Read more...] about Attorney for suspect in double homicide raises possibility of PTSD — (The Denver Post)
Suicide casts long shadow after decade of war — (Activist Post)
To view original article click here Activist Post 12:30 AEST Tue Aug 23 2011 A soldier kills himself and his wife. Another war veteran hangs himself in despair. Yet a third puts a gun to his head and pulls the trigger outside a gas station in a confrontation with Texas lawmen. Suicides by veterans like these once would have left people reeling in this military community. But … [Read more...] about Suicide casts long shadow after decade of war — (Activist Post)
Army vet with PTSD sought the treatment he needed by taking hostages – but got jail instead — (Stars and Stripes)
To view original article click here Stars and Stripes By Megan McCloskey Published: August 18, 2011 FORT STEWART, Ga.-- “I’m Robert Anthony Quinones, but my friends call me Q,” the former Army sergeant told the ER medic as he pointed a 9 mm handgun at the medic’s head. “Can I call you Q?” asked the nervous medic, Sgt. Hubert Henson. “Yeah.” “OK,” Henson replied. “Well, … [Read more...] about Army vet with PTSD sought the treatment he needed by taking hostages – but got jail instead — (Stars and Stripes)
Friends, family coping with a hero’s suicide — (New Hampshire Sunday News)
To view original article click here New Hampshire Sunday News By SHAWNE K. WICKHAM Published Aug 14, 2011 James Keenan was a “true-blue American hero,” and that's how his family wants people to remember him. Keenan, a decorated New Hampshire Army National Guardsman, volunteered for two tours of duty in Iraq, earning the Bronze Star with Valor for saving his entire … [Read more...] about Friends, family coping with a hero’s suicide — (New Hampshire Sunday News)
For Some Troops, Powerful Drug Cocktails Have Deadly Results — (The New York Times)
To view original article click here The New York Times By JAMES DAO, BENEDICT CAREY and DAN FROSCH Published: February 12, 2011 This article was reported by James Dao, Benedict Carey and Dan Frosch and written by Mr. Dao. In his last months alive, Senior Airman Anthony Mena rarely left home without a backpack filled with medications. He returned from his second … [Read more...] about For Some Troops, Powerful Drug Cocktails Have Deadly Results — (The New York Times)
Soldier’s suicide a puzzle — (The Star Advertiser)
To view original article click here The Star Advertiser By William Cole Jan. 5, 2011 CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM Sonya Miller holds a photograph of her son, Pvt. Timothy Hutton, 21, whose death at an Army base in Iraq in 2008 was ruled a suicide. Miller does not accept that finding. Timothy Hutton was doing well in the Army, and the … [Read more...] about Soldier’s suicide a puzzle — (The Star Advertiser)