| US Army To Hire More Mental Health Experts To Deal With Post ...
Washington D.C (AHN) - In a bid to help soldiers returning from combat with stress and other mental conditions, the U.S. Army has decided to add about 200 mental health professionals to its 36 Army medical centers and hospitals. The $33 billion mental health care plan is a part of wider proposal introduced and approved by the Senate to ensure quality care for wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Several studies have shown that soldiers suffer traumatic injuries while on the war front and the number of servicemen with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been on the rise since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and Iraq. According to experts, PTSD tends to occur after a traumatic event and results in vivid flashbacks or upsetting memories of the event.
Mogadore dad inspires At 91, even Parkinson's can't slow him down
Despite Parkinson's disease, he's a great cook, plows his gardens, does his own laundry, plants flowers and vegetables -- especially corn -- and mows six acres of grass. He's sharp as a tack, has a keen sense of humor and does 40 push-ups a day. He's also 91 years old. He's lived at his home -- located on 14 acres of land -- for 50 years, and lived "down the road" prior to that. His home -- located at the end of a long gravel driveway -- is immaculate. Pictures of his family and of himself hang on the walls. A chess game waits for him on his computer, and in a room just past his library is a hot tub. "The whole family loves to come here and have cookouts," said his daughter, Susan Litherland, as she walked along the manicured lawn spotted with trees.
Hypnosis Can Dramatically Reduce Stress Our Soldiers and Their ...
Severe stress is attacking our nations defenders and their families. According to Army Dr. (Lt. Col.) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie our soldiers could be disturbed or demoralized by stressors from the consequences of combat, such as handling remains of civilians, enemy soldiers or U.S. and allied personnel. (1) Other events that may cause emotional harm to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is having to deal with POWs, witnessing homes and villages destroyed by bombing or a number of other battlefield stressors. In July of 2004, a groundbreaking study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that almost 2 of every 10 U.S. troops who have faced combat in Iraq are likely to return home with serious symptoms of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Embrace your fears and find success!
Each week in our All About series, we introduce our subject on Tuesday, feature a firstperson essay on Wednesday and open up the pages to our readers on Thursday. This week's subject is quick fixes. Do you detox? Can selfhelp books change your life? Please send your thoughts to allabout@nationalpost.com I'm what you would call a "New Age failure." I've been to tons of workshops and read scads of books that were supposed to instantly change my life, but nothing happened -- zip. Well, I shouldn't say nothing happened; things have happened, but not the sort of things I'd been hoping for. For example, one book said that if I changed my thinking, I could reverse disease. So I tried it, and now I get sick before I eat at McDonald's. Another speaker implied that if I said positive affirmations, my hair would grow back.
Ethiopia: Half Scalded Newsboy Snivels in Despair
A 25 years old newsboy told The Daily Monitor that he can't stand the agony emanating from people's hostility and his lifetime feelings of loneliness no more; due to his scalded half body including his face. "Some office subscribers keep me outdoor and tell me to drop the newspaper somewhere. Others say something indecent behind my back; let alone the generous tip they give to other newsboys," laments Biruk Alemayehu. .
Health: Finding The Right Antidepressant
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA In health, the effort of figuring out which medications will work best for patients with the help of some mind reading. Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has the details.We're talking about antidepressants, which are taken by millions of Americans.Finding the right one can be a long and frustrating process but now there could be a new solution.There wasn't much smelling the flowers for June Govinden, like millions of Americans she suffered from depression."I couldn't stop crying so that was the last for me, that was the final thing that I've got to try something," June said.Antidepressants can help, but finding the right one can be a process of trial and error. A drug that works for one patient may not work for another. "It can be very discouraging for a patient to get the message that we are not really sure if you are going to get well on this medication," Dr.
‘The Jocker’ explores gunsels and The Great Depression
This play explores relationships between hobo men ("hobosexuals"?) during the Great Depression. But I have seriously mixed feelings about the show. It is 1934 in a hobo "jungle" near Flagstaff, Az., where the promise of work on the railroad draws a wide variety of men desperate for employment. This group includes Biloxi Billy (the appropriately menacing Stephen Cabral), the "jocker" of the title, in his late 40s, and teenaged orphan Nat (Nick Matthews), who plays Billy’s "gunsel" or "punk" (combination apprentice and sex toy, a widespread and startlingly well-documented relationship of the period.) They soon encounter ’Bama Boy (Jason Alan Griffin) and Shakespeare (Michael Lazar), two men in a very different sort of sexual relationship. ’Bama and Shakespeare depend on one another for their survival in a warm, supportive way.
Children as young as 4 to be given 'happiness tests' at school
Children as young as four are to take "happiness tests" in a controversial drive to force schools to improve the well-being of pupils, it has emerged. Thousands of youngsters are expected to be quizzed on whether they are feeling optimistic, confident, loved and interested in other people. They will be set questionnaires similar to the self-help quizzes found in women's magazines to check they are "feeling good about myself" and "dealing with problems well". Scroll down for more .
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