Category Archives: PTSD

Youth with Mental Illness, Brain Injury More Likely to Use Inhalants …

Young people who are severe polyinhalant users tend to have the highest rates of mental illness diagnoses, the highest rates of traumatic experiences and more than double the rates of head injuries compared to their peers …

When Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Slows You Down …

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) involves excessive anxiety that often slows you down; and when it does, it can be maddening and stressful. Generalized anxiety disorder can make people feel as though they're tarred and …

PTSD: A Connecticut veteran's story | WTNH Connecticut News

(WTNH) — According to the PTSD Foundation, one in three returning troops will suffer from some type of post traumatic stress symptoms. Hamden native and current Cheshire resident, Justin Nash, served in Operation …

Veteran Asks Court To Reverse Illinois On Marijuana For PTSD …

He has been diagnosed with PTSD, according to the court filing. Attorney Michael K. Goldberg represents Jabs. He says four other patients plan to file similar complaints. The Illinois medical cannabis law allows people to …

We need to talk about PTSD | openDemocracy

An injury can occur in the brain when we are unable to do something to protect either ourselves or another during a traumatic event: 'helpless' and 'hopeless' are the two components of both PTSD and suicide. We now know …