Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

We will keep up with the latest news, government studies and laws concerning PTSD and post them here.

• 10 June 2020 – View More VA Research News Briefs

• 10 June 2020 – Brain Activity Relation to Emotions Could Predict PTSD Treatment Response

• 10 June 2020 – PTSD Increases Women Veterans’ Risk of Heart Disease

• 10 June 2020 – PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder Feed Into Each Other

• 10 June 2020 – PTSD May Increase Risk of Autoimmune Diseases

• 10 June 2020 – PTSD Is Associated with Neuroimmune Suppression: Evidence from PET Imaging and Postmortem Transcriptomic Studies

• 10 June 2020 – PTSD Coach App

• 10 June 2020 – Study Confirms Value of Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Vets with PTSD and Alcohol Problems

• 10 June 2020 – 'An Intriguing Structural Finding'

• 10 June 2020 – Study: Video Games Can Help Veterans Recover from Mental Health Challenges

• 10 June 2020 – Studies: Shame Worsens Outcomes for Vets with PTSD

• 10 June 2020 – Study: New Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Promise in Easing PTSD

• 10 June 2020 – MVP Study Identifies Genes Linked to Re-Experiencing Symptoms in PTSD

• 10 June 2020 – Abnormal Gut Bugs Tied to Worse Cognitive Performance in Vets with PTSD

• 10 June 2020 – Past Military Sexual Trauma Common in Older Women Veterans

• 10 June 2020 – Million Veteran Program Study Sheds Light on Genetic Basis of Anxiety

• 10 June 2020 – PTSD, Moral Injury Tied To Pregnancy Complications

• 10 June 2020 – Can Community Engagement Help Veterans at High Risk of Suicide?

• 10 June 2020 – Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• June is PTSD Awareness Month

• 12 August 2019 – VA COVER Commission Wants to Know Your Mental Health Care Experiences

• 31 July 2019 – New Suicide Prevention Coordinators for VA New Jersey

• 26 Jul 2019 – Learn About the Basics of Mental Health

• 28 May 2019 – June is National PTSD Awareness Month

• 28 Jan 2019 – Statistics on PTSD in Veterans

• 2 Jan 2019 – VA Shuts Down Long-Term PTSD Therapy For 12-Week Talk Therapy

  • 2 July 2018 – I received an e-mail from the staff of PTSD regarding expired donated water. Evidently, they have a large quantity of donated water that is expired. Can you let your groups know that the Veterans are requesting bottled water and to make sure the water is within the expiration date when donating.
    Thank you,
    Mary Beth Hynoski
    Voluntary Service Program Manager
    VA NJ Health Care System
    Voluntary Service (135LY)
    151 Knollcroft Road
    Lyons, NJ 07939
    908-604–5814 (Direct Line)
    908-604–5270 (Fax)

• 7 May 2018 – VVA Chapter 327 PTSD Ward Visit This Monday Evening 18:30 hrs at the VA Lyons Campus, Building 143,
  151 Knollcroft Road Lyons, NJ 07939

• 18 Dec 2017 – New Veterans Affairs PTSD Treatment Uses Off-Label Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

• 29 Nov 2017 – VA to Provide Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Some Veterans with Chronic PTSD

• 8 Oct 2017 – PTSD Journal Fall/Winter 2017: Senator Cory Booker does not play politics with veterans

• 3 Oct 2017 – PTSD and Substance Use Disorders

• Changes to MST-related PTSD Claims Processing Means More Help for Veterans

• How Breakfast at this South Jersey Diner Became PTSD Therapy for 200 Veterans

• Panel Discussion on “Bad-Paper” – Examining the Long-Term Impact on Veterans and Families, and Identifying Policy Solutions

• Pioneering PTSD Researcher Charles Figley to Deliver Keynote at VVA’s 18th National Convention (PDF)

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• PTSD and Substance Abuse Committee Policy Statement (PDF)

• PTSD/Substance Abuse National Committee Application

• RAND PTSD Study

• VVA Slams DoD for Failing to Treat Troops with PTSD

• The National Center for PTSD

• What Is PTSD?