Virtual Reality Showing Promise as Medical Treatment for PTSD Some look to help veterans process past traumas. Others transport them to peaceful environments to provide a bit of peace.
For Most Vets, ‘Transition Stress’ Is the Problem, not PTSD. Here’s What That Means. While post-traumatic stress disorder has become a much-discussed affliction, a seemingly more prevalent problem is going...
Mifepristone Probably Won't Work as a Treatment for Combat PTSD, New Study Finds The drug at the heart of the medication abortion debate previously had shown promise in male veterans with the service...
An 'Ambassador for All Service Dogs,' German Shepherd Leaves a Legacy for Veterans with PTSD Kaya spent hundreds of hours walking the halls of the U.S. Capitol lobbying for a bill to provide federal funding for mental...
How We Breathe Is the Key to an Effective New Treatment for Anxiety and PTSD The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that up to 20% of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from some kind...
Wilderness Expeditions Help Combat Vets Adjust to Civilian Life The healing power of nature has been known for centuries.
Out of the Military, Into the Great Outdoors: Interview with Gen. James Conway and Master Sgt. Blaine Scott Military.com interviews Marine Corps veterans James Conway and Blaine Scott to get their insights about the great leap to...
Caring for a Veteran After an Insider Attack "Caring for a service member or veteran can be extraordinarily difficult. It tests a caregiver's patience, emotions and...
VA Finds PTSD Affects Women Differently Than Men Women Veterans Twice as Likely to Experience PTSD and Symptoms Differ from Men
Beekeeping Is All the Rage. These Programs Can Help Veterans Get Started Beekeeping can have sweet rewards.
One Detainee Killed and 2 Others Critically Injured in Dallas ICE Facility, Homeland Security Says A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on...
Pentagon Adds Exemptions to Requirement for All Troops to Get the Flu Shot The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops to get the flu shot every year by introducing...
Travis Decker, Man Accused of Killing His Daughters, Is Dead, US Marshals Service Reportedly Says The hunt for Travis Decker, an Army veteran accused of killing his three young daughters near Leavenworth, Washington, could...
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Trying to Board Camp Pendleton Helicopter with Lit Flare A civilian holding a lit flare tried to board a Marine Corps helicopter while the aircraft was sitting on a Camp Pendleton...
Hegseth Abruptly Summons Top Military Commanders to a Meeting in Virginia Next Week The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their...
![The North Las Vegas VA Medical Center has Renewal Rooms where staff can use virtual reality immersion during breaks to reduce stress](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-08/VA--virtual-reality-immersion-1200.jpg?itok=8Z60g122 "On Oct 4, 2022, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said, "The North Las Vegas VA Medical Center has Renewal Rooms where staff can use virtual reality immersion during breaks to reduce stress. This innovative idea is based on work VA is currently doing with Veterans. A majority of staff who have used the rooms report reduced work-related stress. After hearing about the room from our nurse managers, I took a brief moment to relax." (Christina S. Hagen/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)")
