Traumatic Memories Associated with PTSD 'Live' in a Different Part of the Brain than Other Recollections, Study Finds An analysis published in Nature Neuroscience may provide an explanation why traumatic memories associated with PTSD are so...
Veteran Psychedelic Therapy Gets Cautious Support at First House Hearing of Its Kind Since 1960s The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health heard from expert witnesses at the VA and veterans groups on potential...
VA Leaning in on Molly, Mushrooms as Psychedelics Show Promise for Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder MDMA and psilocybin show promise for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder, according to the...
DoD Seeking Caregivers, Military Family Members for Study on Consequences of Brain Injuries in Troops The Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence is conducting a 15-year study on the effects of traumatic brain injury on...
Virtual Reality Showing Promise as Medical Treatment for PTSD Some look to help veterans process past traumas. Others transport them to peaceful environments to provide a bit of peace.
For Most Vets, ‘Transition Stress’ Is the Problem, not PTSD. Here’s What That Means. While post-traumatic stress disorder has become a much-discussed affliction, a seemingly more prevalent problem is going...
Mifepristone Probably Won't Work as a Treatment for Combat PTSD, New Study Finds The drug at the heart of the medication abortion debate previously had shown promise in male veterans with the service...
An 'Ambassador for All Service Dogs,' German Shepherd Leaves a Legacy for Veterans with PTSD Kaya spent hundreds of hours walking the halls of the U.S. Capitol lobbying for a bill to provide federal funding for mental...
How We Breathe Is the Key to an Effective New Treatment for Anxiety and PTSD The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that up to 20% of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from some kind...
Wilderness Expeditions Help Combat Vets Adjust to Civilian Life The healing power of nature has been known for centuries.
Harvard to Offer Full Rides to 50 Veterans and Civil Servants for Master's Degrees in Public Policy The $100,000 fellowships are being offered at a time when the school has come under attack from President Donald Trump, who...
Fort Hood Senior Noncommissioned Officer Arrested a Second Time on Child Sex Assault Charges Sgt. Maj. Victor Manuel Rivera was arrested on June 18 and released on a $90,000 bond on June 30. He is facing a first-degree...
Trump Taps Air Force and Space Force Generals as Next Service Vice Chiefs Nominations were put in front of the Senate for Space Force Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton and Air Force Gen. Thomas Bussiere to...
The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System "We are watching the slow dismantling of the VA from the inside out, buried in a budget document. If left unchecked, this...
21-Year-Old Soldier Hacked Databases, Threatened to Leak Stolen Data, Feds Say John Wagenius was stationed at Fort Cavazo and at a U.S. Army base in South Korea throughout the scheme between April 2023...
![The North Las Vegas VA Medical Center has Renewal Rooms where staff can use virtual reality immersion during breaks to reduce stress](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-08/VA--virtual-reality-immersion-1200.jpg?itok=8Z60g122 "On Oct 4, 2022, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said, "The North Las Vegas VA Medical Center has Renewal Rooms where staff can use virtual reality immersion during breaks to reduce stress. This innovative idea is based on work VA is currently doing with Veterans. A majority of staff who have used the rooms report reduced work-related stress. After hearing about the room from our nurse managers, I took a brief moment to relax." (Christina S. Hagen/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)")
