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What is PTSD? Most survivors of trauma experience stress reactions (such as nightmares, flashbacks, difficulty sleeping, feeling detached) yet return to normal given a little time. However, for some people these reactions do not go away on their own, or may even get worse over time. These individuals may develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
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Information for Veterans
This section contains information specific to trauma-related problems in veterans.
You will find important links such as:
Managing Stress and Recovering from Trauma
Help for Veterans with PTSD
Mental Health Impact of the Wars in Afghanistan & Iraq
Click here for Information on PTSD, including treatment.
NEW: Returning
from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel and
NEW videos: Women Who Served in Our Military.
Below is a list of information currently available from the National Center
for PTSD specific to PTSD and trauma-related disorders in veteran populations.
Links to Resources
Resources
Here you will find resources for soldiers returning
from deployment, including information for active duty, reservists, and National Guard members. Links to some local resources, including the
VT Yellow Book: Resources for Service Members and Their Families.
Fact sheets
General Information
NCPTSD Supporting our Troops in the War in Iraq
Information on activities the National Center has been involved with to support
our troops in Iraq.
National
Guard and Reservists
Information Specific to National Guard and Reserve Personnel and Their Employers
Children
of Veterans with PTSD
Explains the common problems that children
of veterans experience and provides recommendations for how to cope with these
difficulties
Coping
with Traumatic Stress Reactions
Tips for understanding
the recovery process and information about which coping behaviors help and which
do not
Effects
of the Persian Gulf War on U.S. Veterans
Focuses on what is
known about Gulf War Illness and briefly summarizes the psychological and physical
effects that Gulf War veterans experience
Findings
from the National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Study
Recent reanalysis
of the findings in the 1990 report--showing how premilitary, during military,
and postmilitary variables influence who develops PTSD and who maintains PTSD
Help for Veterans
with PTSD and Their Families
Answers to some questions about PTSD
and service-connected disability that are frequently asked by veterans and their
families
Homecoming
After Deployment: Dealing with Changes and Expectations
How to deal with changes
and make homecoming more enjoyable and less stressful
How
Terroristic Acts May Affect Veterans
Information for
veterans and caregivers on how veterans may be particularly sensitive to the
effects of terroristic acts and war
Managing Stress and Recovering
from Trauma: Facts and Resources for Veterans and Families
A brief guide to recognizing the symptoms of stress and managing traumatic stress
The Unique Circumstances and Mental
Health Impact of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Provides information
for professionals about how the unique circumstances of these wars may effect
veterans - - also provides reviews of specific studies and information about
predictors of PTSD in veterans.
A Brief Primer on the Mental Health
Impact of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
Explains the mental
health impacts of these wars and discusses the long-term prognosis for soldiers
exposed to stressors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Partners
of Veterans with PTSD: Caregiver Burden and Related Problems
Provides information about the common
problems experienced in relationships in which one (or both) of the partners
has PTSD--also provides recommendations for how one can cope with these difficulties
The
Problem of Dual Disorders: PTSD and Substance Abuse
An interview with
Ismene Petrakis, M.D., about understanding and treating patients who have PTSD
in combination with substance abuse disorders, particularly alcoholism
PTSD
and Older Veterans
Information for
veterans of World War II and their families
Specialized
PTSD Treatment Programs in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Brief information about the Department
of Veterans Affairs' network of more than 100 specialized programs for veterans
with PTSD, including the Vet
Centers operated by VA's Readjustment Counseling Service
War-Zone-Related
Stress Reactions: What Families Need to Know
What ongoing reactions
veterans may have to war, how these reactions affect families, and how treatment
may help
War-Zone-Related
Stress Reactions: What Veterans Need to Know
An explanation of the reactions veterans may have to traumatic
war experiences
Female Veterans
PTSD
in Men and Women: Understanding Some of the Differences
An interview with
Ann Rasmusson, M.D., who is Director of the Neuroendocrine Laboratoy within
the Clinical Neursosciences Division in West Haven, CT
Traumatic Stress
in Female Veterans
Some findings from a National Study of Women Vietnam
Veterans
Women with PTSD sought for Veterans Affairs study
Non-white Veterans
The Legacy of Psychological
Trauma from the Vietnam War for American Indian Military Personnel
Utilizing data
gathered from the large-scale VA Matsunaga study, describes the effects of
trauma on American Indian veterans
The Legacy of
Psychological Trauma of the Vietnam War for Native Hawaiian and American of
Japanese Ancestry Military Personnel
Utilizing data gathered from the large-scale
VA Matsunaga study, describes the effects of trauma on Native Hawaiian and Japanese
American veterans
PTSD
Among Ethnic Minority Veterans
Describes the role of race and ethnicity as important variables
for understanding PTSD in ethnic minority veterans
Videos
Wounded Spirits Ailing
Hearts: PTSD and the Legacy of War among American Indian & Alaska Native
Veterans. This project was jointly sponsored by the
National Center for PTSD, the American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health
Research Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Denver Colorado, and
VA Employee Education System. This video is available online.
Understanding
the C&P PTSD Examination Process
This video assists mental health professionals and claims raters to better
understand and improve the C&P PTSD examination process.
PTSD Among Asian-American and Pacific Islander Veterans
Website links
Department of Veteran Affairs
The U.S. government's Department of Veteran Affairs website with links to rmany other relevant
veteran issues.
Vietnam Veterans of America
The VVA is a congressionally chartered not-for-profit organization exclusively
dedicated to improving the condition of Vietnam-era veterans and their families.
Resource
Guide: Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
A wide variety of information for U.S. active duty, Guard, and Reserve service
members returning from war.
The National Institute for Trauma and
Loss in Children
The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children's (TLC) mission is to
provide direct services to traumatized children and families and to provide
specific intervention programs and resource materials needed to help children,
parents, families, and schools traumatized by violent or non-violent trauma-inducing
incidents.
Iraqi Freedom
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has created this web site for returning
Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members of Operations Enduring
Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Internet Website includes information about a variety of military-related health
issues. The Website has separate sections for health care issues affecting the
last four major military conflicts--World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam
War and the Gulf War -- where visitors can read electronic versions of IOM-produced
reports or purchase publications.
Post-Traumatic Stress
Guideline
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and Department of Defense (DOD) have
developed the Post-Traumatic Stress Guideline. This guideline is based on evidence-based
clinical practice and was developed by and written for clinicians. Implementation
of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines is one strategy to improve care
by reducing variation in practice and systematizing "best practices".
Guidelines serve to reduce errors, and provide consistent quality of care and
utilization of resources throughout the system. Guidelines also are cornerstones
for accountability and facilitate learning and the conduct of research. NOTE:
Once the link is accessed you must scroll down the page to see the text.
Veterans and Families Coming Home
This site provides information for families, employers, and communities, to help
support homecoming veterans in their transition from military to civilian life.
Resources and readings are provided as well as information on preparing for
homecoming veterans, career transition tools, support networks, and more.
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