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$3M Award To Vet Given Only A Prescription For Meds; Never Offered An Alternative

Posted by Ellen Simon on 22nd Apr 2019

(Originally published on CNSNews.com – September 4, 2014. Written By Barbara Hollingsworth.)Dr. Bart Billings, a retired Army psychologist who has treated thousands of veterans suffering from pos … read more

Guided Imagery To Relieve Combat PTSD

Posted by Ellen Simon on 28th Jun 2016

(By Julie Erickson, NAMI Education Program Coordinator)According to a recent study, the alternative medical techniques of healing touch and guided imagery can be effective in relieving symptoms of pos … read more

Finding From Returning Home From Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted by Ellen Simon on 13th Jun 2016

Findings from Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan and Preventing Psychological Disorders in Service Members and Their Families More than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan has placed ex … read more

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

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