Mental Health Month
As more and more cases of PTSD are coming to light, service members are more at risk with attempting to self medicate with prescription medication. To curb abuse, military medical researchers are recommending prescription drug monitoring for service members.
By Capt. Bernie Carter, director of Navy Safe Harbor For good reason, physical health is an essential requirement for service in the armed forces. A key tenant of Total Force Fitness, it is absolutely crucial to ensuring military readiness. Naturally, …
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Written by Diana Veseth-Nelson’s husband wife of retired Army Capt. Adrian Veseth-Nelson From www.dcoe.health.mil My husband’s PTSD manifested itself in different ways. I remember Fourth of July at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., when we were all standing outside listening to the …
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“I think the reason why I waited so long to get help with my PTSD, it wasn’t that I was afraid that my command was going to look down on me, or because they weren’t there to support me, or …
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At a recent Navy and Marine stress conference hosted by the Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control Conference (NCCOSC), thirteen nationally-known cartoonists demonstrated the importance of humor in mitigating stress to the sailors, marines, caregivers, and family members …
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