However, many veterans with PTSD consider Independence Day an experience to avoid, mainly because of the pyrotechnics. For ...

After their training and "hypervigilance" for danger, veterans can have a heightened awareness response to fireworks and loud ...

FIREWORKS ARE A CLASSIC HALLMARK OF INDEPENDENCE DAY, BUT FOR SOME IT CAN BRING UP OLD WOUNDS. COMBAT IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE ...

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) is encouraging everyone to be mindful of veterans living with post-traumatic ...

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the loud, sudden noises and bright flashes of fireworks can be ...

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System encourages everyone to be mindful of Veterans living with posttraumatic stress ...

June is National PTSD Awareness Month, which sadly brings to light that, each day, nearly two dozen veterans take their own ...

Each appointment with VA was another nail sealing the coffin shut, suffocating any hope that they could help me.

Without treatment, some people with PTSD begin to notice distortions in their behavior and mood. They feel like they are in ...

What causes PTSD? Any number of traumatic events can cause PTSD. These may include experiencing trauma in the form of firsthand abuse, sexual assault, military combat or being in a car accident ...

Rush University Medical Center's Road Home program provides services specifically for veterans with PTSD whose conditions didn't improve during treatment at a VA facility. It has provided care for ...