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Expanding Care For Veterans Act: Brownley Veterans' Bill Gets House Hearing

Posted by Ellen Simon on 25th May 2016

(Originally released on November 19, 2014. Washington, DC.)Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, presided over … read more

NAMI Depression & Veterans Fact Sheet

Posted by Ellen Simon on 19th May 2016

Depression is one of the most common and expensive mental disorders costing the US an est $66B/year.Veterans diagnosed with depression account for more than 14% of the total. From 2000- 2007 medical r … read more

Sleep Is Critical To PTSD Treatment

Posted by Ellen Simon on 20th Apr 2016

New Research Shows Sleep Critical to Effective PTSD Treatment(By Janice Wood. Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D)Sleep quality is critical to the effectiveness of post-traumatic stress disorder (P … read more

New NIH Initiative To Study The Effectivness Of Alternative Treatments

Posted by Ellen Simon on 19th Apr 2016

(Originally published in The Washington Post - October 15, 2014. Written by Emily Wax-Thibodeaux.)The acupuncturist in his glow-in-the-dark yellow Crocs gently leaned over the burly and bearded A … read more

Sleep Disorders Plague Vets With Head Trauma or PTSD

Posted by Ellen Simon on 6th Apr 2016

New research shows high rates of sleep disorders among veterans of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or head injuries. The study conducted at Walter … read more