By Debbie Gregory. Army psychologist Capt. Peter Linnerooth helped many soldiers deal with the demons of PTSD, depression and anger. Unfortunately, after returning home to Minnesota, he wrestled with the same PTSD demons as those he counseled, and lost. The wonderful man and officer who helped so many others, was not able to save himself. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs are initiating studies into the complexities of post-traumatic stress disorder and how it differentiates between genders. According to Dr. Sonja Batten, the V.A.’s Deputy Chief Consultant for Specialty Mental Health, women are twice as likely as men to develop post-traumatic stress disorder. But, she says, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Homeless veterans are now receiving healthcare assistance by VA doctors. The Veterans Administration has a new program. VA doctors are taking it to the streets. Many homeless veterans are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other ailments. Veterans are 50% more likely to become homeless than the average American. Homeless veterans […]
On Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, the White House honored fourteen women Veterans as “Champions of Change”. One of those champions is Tia Christopher, a proud US Navy Veteran. In 2001, Ms. Christopher began training at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA, studying to be a naval cryptologist. Her dream of serving her country was […]
In spite of general economic trends, health care is one of our nation’s strongest growth industries. There are a number of reasons for this growth; among them, the aging of our population, health care reform, and the increased survival rates for severely ill and injured patients. One of the big questions faced by healthcare recruiters […]
A unique feature of the Iraq and Afghanistan deployments is that many U.S. military personnel were attacked while driving. VA clinicians are aware that many of these returnees now face challenges in daily driving back in the US. Furthermore, actuarial data recently released by USAA, the major insurer of active and retired military personnel, have […]
Denita Hartfield is a profile in courage. Dennita planned to be career Army. She enlisted in 1992 to “serve my country and see the world.” With enthusiasm and passion, Denita moved from one role to another. She held positions as an analyst and assisted leadership training in state-of-the-art global positioning systems. As a weapons of […]
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