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It’s common to train service dogs to help veterans with physical disabilities. But how about helping them with post traumatic stress disorder? The…
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Veterans Day is when America stops to thank those who have sacrificed to keep the country safe and free. This year, gratitude for their service includes a…
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"For my PTSD issues, jail is the least therapeutic atmosphere you could ever imagine," says Iraq veteran David Carlson. "You come in one way and you leave three times worse."
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The job of caring for foster children officially falls to state and county child welfare agencies. But in a new policy statement, the American Academy of…
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PORTLAND—Samantha McVey brought her 4-month-old daughter, Ruby, to The Children’s Clinic for a routine check-up and vaccinations. But within minutes of…
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Long known as a party drug, MDMA is now used in clinical trials as a means of grappling with post-traumatic stress disorder. One patient credits the substance with saving her from suicidal thoughts.
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There's ample evidence that children in foster care often get powerful psychiatric medications when other treatments would be safer and more effective. But those treatments can be hard to get.
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A class action lawsuit argues that traumatized students in Compton, Calif., are entitled to the same accommodations from schools as students with more traditional, physical disabilities.
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This article was originally published by Pro Publica.When 17-year-old Lexie Grüber first entered the Allison Gill Lodge group home for girls in…
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The rate of suicide among military personnel has more than doubled since 2005. A study released earlier this month in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry…