Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Report On First Responders Mental Health Issues Sparks Crisis Reaction

Firefighters are more likely to take their own life than to die in the line of duty.  First responder PTSD rates are triple the general population.

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Health & Science Randy Yohe,

New Mental Health Trauma Therapy Eliminates Anguish

The whole purpose is to reset the brain from traumatized to no longer living with those distressing images and sensations and emotions.

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Emotional Healing From Floods Can Take Just as Long as Rebuilding

Rachel Taylor stands on the front porch of her little yellow house in White Sulphur Springs. The front door is pasted with paw prints where her dog tried…

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Researchers Want to Know If Service Dogs Can Help Veterans Return to Civilian Work

Can service dogs help veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder function in a civilian work environment? Researchers at West Virginia University…

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