Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Blog of the Week: PTSD Combat
This week’s featured blog is PTSD Combat: Winning the War Within by Ilona, an independent online writer and researcher. She started PTSD Combat last month to collect information on combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder especially as it relates to veterans returning home from the war in Iraq. The latest news, events, and scientific studies on PTSD can all be found at PTSD Combat, which aims to be a clearinghouse of information.
In the welcome message for PTSD Combat, Ilona wrote:
In addition to welcoming our military members and families to this new blog dealing with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD], I’d also like to extend a warm welcome to researchers, reporters, and others interested in joining with me to shine a light on this issue. It is, when looking at the depth and gravity of the problem, vastly overlooked by most media outlets.
Well written and comprehensive, PTSD Combat is a valuable resource for anyone who has an interest in the mental health of soldiers.
Just a note to say thank you very much for sharing the PTSD Combat resource with your readership. I’ve made a note of the special honor, and have linked back to your very fine blog.
Thank you for helping to educate others on combat-related PTSD. It is much, much appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by, Ilona! I was very happy to have found PTSD Combat.
Does anyone have any information on PTSD as it relates to Asthma. My Asthma started after my PTSD did and I’m trying to prove there is a relationship between them.
Thank You
Loren Hoffman
I am looking for infomtion that will show that PTSD and Asthma have a link.
Thank You,
Loren Hoffman
PTSD as it relates to Asthma.
A new Novel based on actual events to a Marine during the Viet Nam War and the lifelong struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder since the war.
I am also looking for a PSTD causal link to advanced aortic regurgitation, adhd and asthma from long term work discrimination, retaliation and burnout. I was lucky to get 2 to 3 hours of sleep a night if that for three years. Please help me. I am taking two antidepressants, valium, sleeping pills, asthma meds and now an ahad drug that seemed to really help in a short period of time. It begins with foc something. I know that I had a stress breakdown.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/113508401/ABSTRACT?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
My father was an army surgeon during the WWII Battle of Peleliu and was badly wounded in the left hand. He returned home with a semi-claw for a left hand, impaired surgical skills, a refusal to talk about it and a terrible case of PTSD, involving alcohol, violence, depression and rage. His PTSD demons didn’t just damage him; they also damaged his immediate family and succeeding generations.
Based loosely on his life, I wrote a novel, Beyond Peleliu (Ravenhawk Books), about the generational impact of the Battle of Peleliu and also about truth being the necessary pre-requisite for understanding, foregiveness and healing. It has been generously reviewed nationally and here are two examples:
1. Sister Helen Prejean, who wrote Deadman Walking, said “This book can be a source of forgiveness and healing for those who inherited the demons of war.”
2. Professor Thomas Childers, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania History Department and author of “World War Two: A Military and Social History,” said that,”Peter Baird’s Beyond Peleliu is a hauntingly powerful novel of compelling honesty and skill, a moving reminder that wars do not end when the last shot is fired. A novel that must be read.”
All my royalties have gone to charity and I would appreciate your posting this on your blog. Thank you. Peter Baird
I am looking for research that could link heart disease -(myocardial) that could be caused by PTSD. Does anyone know the difference between coronary heart disease and just heart disease. this is urgent. Please if anyone can help, I would be most appreciative.
My name is Christian and I work for MTV True life. True Life is a documentary series that’s been on MTV for 10 years. Each episode of “True Life” is about a different topic. Most of the topics have some global, social or personal importance, like this one. Some of them are about youth culture, like episodes about gamers or cheerleaders. All episodes aim to tell deeply personal stories. There is no host, reporter or narrator. The young people tell their own stories in their own voices. So what we are looking for are veterans of the Iraq War who appear to be 28 years old or younger and have either been diagnosed with PTSD or have symptoms of PTSD. We’re looking for veterans who are willing to share their struggle with PTSD with a national audience. If you or someone you know is interested in speaking with us about participating in this documentary, please contact us at:
ptsd@mtvn.com or tlptsd@gmail.com
718-422-0706
The view of PTSD from here
It is late, and the family next to me in temporary housing sounds like an episode of Jerry Springer unleashed. I could dismiss it, but it weighs on me and I am listening closely for any signs that might indicate elevation of the verbal assault going physical. I’ve been in the Army twenty years, and been deployed a few times. My experience is nothing like Joe’s next door. He is twenty-something, has a young wife, two small kids and survived more than one IED attack. A guard tower he was in during the second one collapsed, basically compressing his spine. He had surgery last Saturday and is in even more physical pain now than before. He’s been diagnosed with PTSD on top of his back problems and the Army in its infinite wisdom has designated his 24 year old wife as his primary caregiver. I realize there are limits to what the Military can provide to all of its PTSD soldiers, but spending five minutes on the other side of this door should convince anyone that not only is she not equipped to be this caregiver, he’s not going to get well unless he can heal as a soldier first, and when he’s making signs of progress start healing as a husband and a father. I’ve offered help and have taken care of the son. I can only wonder what goes on in his and his little sister’s mind witnessing the daily verbal onslaught, and hope that others will continue to reach out to this young family after I am gone. I will certainly continue to reach out and be a helping source for those who are trying to recover.
PTSD SOLDIER HELP
looking for some reading help on ptsd and aquiring VA bennies.
Hi,
Great site!!!!! Good health is very important with the high cost of medical coverage. We need to have a healther lifestyle by taking care of our health eating and exercising. I am a cancer survivor and I know. Our health is our greatest asset. Keep up the Good Work!!!!!
Hi,
It is very hard breaking to see the effects of war.
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read ‘Soft Spots; A Marine’s Memoir’ by Clint Van Winkle.