Book Review: The Guardians — An Elegy

  Taken from the Huff Post  which is located    HERE. Lloyd I. Sederer, MD Medical director, New York State Office of Mental Health Need help? In the U.S., call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.   Harris Wulfson died July 23, 2008. He had walked for some 10 hours from midtown in New York [...]

Army’s New PTSD Gidelines Fault Madigan’s Screening Tests

Taken from the Seattle Times  which is located   HERE. The Army Surgeon General’s Office has issued new guidelines for diagnosing PTSD that criticize an approach once routinely used at Madigan Army Medical Center. The policy, obtained by The Seattle Times, specifically discounts tests used to determine whether soldiers are faking symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. [...]

Instagram Follows Tumblr, Pinterest; Banning Content That Encourages Self Mutilation, Eating Disorders, Or Suicide

Taken from cnet  which is located   HERE. Instagram, the popular online photo-sharing service that was recently bought by Facebook for $1 billion, is banning images and accounts that condone “self-harm” behavior such as eating disorders, cutting oneself, or committing suicide. In a blog post Friday, the company said the following: Going forward, we won’t allow [...]

Troops’ Hidden Hell: Father And Son Suffer Same Torment On The Battlefield

    Taken from the  Daily Record.co.UK   which is located   HERE. PINNED down on the rooftop, Kenny Meighan knew he was about to die. Bullets were flying all around, and rocket-propelled grenades were exploding ever closer. Then he woke from his nightmare, shaking with terror in sheets soaked with sweat. As the flashback to Afghanistan [...]

Military Trauma: An Opportunity For The Church?

    Taken from Musings Of A Christian Psychologist which is located   HERE. There were several military (Army) personnel on our flight to Charlotte yesterday. They announced over the loudspeaker that these men were returning home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. The cabin filled with applause and many passengers personally thanked them for [...]

Dean Windass Opens Up About Clinical Depression And Two Suicide Attempts

Taken from the  Sun which is located    HERE. IT’S hard to believe that less than two months ago Dean Windass attempted to take his own life — on two separate occasions.   The second attempt would have been fatal unless close friend and neighbour Andrea Rainey had not wrestled him to the floor to prevent [...]

Mother Of Lake Orion Suicide Victim To Kids: ‘Talk To Somebody’

Taken from the  Oakland Press   which is located   HERE.  The Jed Foundation  was created for college and university students regarding the topic of suicide and is located   HERE. If you or someone you know is suicidal you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  which is located  HERE.  Their number is  1-800-273-TALK (8255).   Ten [...]

Suicides, Mental Health Woes Soar Since Start of Iraq War, Study Finds

Taken from ABC News  which is located   HERE. Since the start of the Iraq War in 2003, the rate of Suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has soared, according to a new study from the U.S. Army Public Health Command. The study, an analysis of data from the Army Behavioral Health Integrated Data Environment, shows a [...]

Did Madigan Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Team Break Faith With Soldiers?

Taken from  The News Tribune  which is located    HERE. One thing the article doesn’t bring up is the high suicide rate for those with PTSD.  Men and women are paying with their lives.  Allan The United States has a history of losing interest in its combat veterans after they’ve lost their military usefulness. Shame on [...]

Wounded Warrior Project- The Greatest Casualty Is Being Forgotten

The other day I saw a clip on the news about an organization whose vision is  “To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history..” Their purpose is threefold. *     To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members. *      To help injured [...]