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Behavioral Health Desk:
Program aims to reach vets seeking mental health treatments
February 26, 2010
Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Philadelphia and Coatesville will perform a mass check-up this weekend. Each hospital is expecting 400 combat veterans who recently returned from Iraq. They're members of the Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade. The Pentagon orders these check ups three to six months after troops return from a deployment. From the Behavioral Health Desk, Maiken Scott reports on a new program that aims to break through the barriers.
(Photo: Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team near Baghdad in July 2009 / http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/ / CC BY 2.0)
Behavioral Health Desk:
Program aims to reach vets seeking mental health treatments
November 30, 2009
Stigma and shame continue to prevent some military veterans from seeking help for mental health issues. From the Behavioral Health Desk, Maiken Scott reports on a new program that aims to break through the barriers.
Post Traumatic Growth
August 10, 2009
With soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, we hear a lot about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Psychologists are also interested in a different response to trauma; post-traumatic growth. Many survivors report personal growth and development in the aftermath of trauma - and say they have found happiness and fulfillment they wouldn't have known otherwise. Dan Gottlieb will discuss this newly emerging field, and explore what we can learn from it. Joining Dr. Gottlieb will be Dr. Richard Tedeschi, who coined the term "Post Traumatic Growth." He is a professor of Psychology at UNC Charlotte.
