Connie
Connie, a former elementary school teacher from Philadelphia, PA, was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder two years after her husband viciously assaulted her. Minutes after leaving her with a broken finger, a cervical spine injury, and a concussion, he then threatened to jump off the roof of his mother’s house. Connie had him hospitalized and cared for him for six months.
Before the attack, which was the culmination of a series of mental and physical assaults, Connie had been outgoing and social. In addition to...
Pat
Col. Sweeney is currently serving as the Deputy Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership as well as Director of the Eisenhower Leader Development Program at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
He is responsible for assisting in the oversight of the Psychology, Sociology, Leadership, and Management programs at West Point and directing a graduate program in Organizational Psychology administered jointly with Columbia University.
He is a Colonel with over twenty-six years of military service. He served in tactical assignments worldwide,...
All Together Now
The invisible wounds of war are not new to our Warriors, Veterans and their loved ones.
Amy Fairweather
Amy Fairweather, Director of Policy for Swords to Plowshares and Program Director of the Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans (CIAV), is an attorney specializing in military and veteran policy. Swords to Plowshares provides housing, mental health services, employment and training and transitional counseling to veterans. Ms. Fairweather is engaged in local, state and national advocacy on behalf of OIF/OEF veterans and their families.
Coming Home: What the Future Holds for Our Veterans and their...
The negative impact of a decade of war on the mental health is understandable, complex, and concerning.
Larry Cahill, Ph.D.
Dr. Cahill is an Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on neural mechanisms of memory formation for emotionally arousing events. Although in the past he has pursued this goal using both animal and human subject models, his current work focuses primarily on human subject studies. He employs neuropharmacological, neuropsychological, and brain imaging approaches in these studies. Dr. Cahill’s research suggests that activation of beta-adrenergic receptors and the amygdala in humans are critical for enhanced conscious...
Homecoming: Finding The Way Home From Trauma and War
On Oct 13, 2010 the 33rd Chilean miner emerged from the mine that had entrapped him
The Power of Community
Where do I begin to describe the power of community? In the eight years since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have waged, a community-based movement to ensure that this generation of warriors and their families receive the support they so deserve has resonated, changing the way we care for those who have served.
Bob
Bob is an Iraq war veteran from California, who is dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He was a Navy reservist working in management when he was called for duty in 2002. In Iraq, he provided protection for a military chaplain.
Bob was involved in the Battle of Nasiriyah, one of the first major battles of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the same city in which Private Jessica Lynch was captured. His experience following this battle triggered his PTSD. He saw a male civilian...
Understanding PTSD
Dr. Barbara Rothbaum, Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine, addresses three fundamental questions: What is PTSD? What are the symptoms of PTSD? and, Can PTSD be treated?