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Virtual reality tackles 'shell shock' - BBC Health News 18th October 2009
"A virtual reality computer programme is being used to treat Iraq war veterans in the US.
The soldiers are abl"
Ex-policeman is left with a two-day memory after trauma of attending teenage suicide scene at railway - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"Andy Wray has a wife he adores and a three-year-old daughter he dotes on. But if he is parted from them for 48 hours or more, he can no longer recognise them.
This is because Mr Wray, a 32-year-old former policeman, has a condition which effectively wipes his memory clean every two days. "
Stiff upper lip leads to greater mental health problems for ex-soldiers - The Telegraph 4th June 2009
The British stiff upper lip leads to greater mental health problems for war veterans because they will not complain, psychiatrists claim.
Brain scan 'could diagnose PTSD' - BBC Health News 2nd April 2009
Scientists say they are moving ever closer to being able to diagnose Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) using a brain scanner.
Research to be presented to the World Psychiatric Association congress in Florence suggests differences in the brain activity of PTSD sufferers.
British soldiers victims of a mental conflict without end - The Times 28th March 2009
It was nobody's fault, he said. Anthony Montgomery was a 21-year-old Royal Marine when he was ambushed by his own side on regular reconnaissance in the Falklands. Minutes later, he was trying to revive his friend who had been cut in half by British guns.
“It was confusing and awful,” he said. “We were both firing at each other. I saw Bob, Keith and Pete [surnames omitted] cut down. I tried to put Keith back together but I couldn't. He died in my arms. They were good brothers.” The incident was dealt with brusquely. “Back to business,” the commander said the next day.
A stiff upper lip does not help when it comes to PTSD - The Times 28th March 2009
Analysing how many service personnel and veterans suffer from mental disorders is difficult. Ian Palmer, a former lieutenant-colonel and now the Ministry of Defence's civilian expert on veterans' mental health, recently admitted: “We have no idea of the size or scale of the problem.”
Mystery of Basra army suicides causes alarm in MoD- The Times 28th March 2009
A sudden spike in suspected suicides among British soldiers serving in Basra has raised concerns in the Ministry of Defence.
It is thought that three soldiers may have taken their own lives between December 4 last year and February 12, but why they may have done so now remains a mystery.
Scheme helps troops with trauma - BBC Health News 6th March 2009
A pilot scheme has been launched to try to help ex-servicemen with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Newsbeat's been given exclusive access days after Britain's highest-decorated serving soldier said the government wasn't doing enough to help veterans with mental health problems.
Stroke post-traumatic stress risk - BBC Health News 25th February 2009
Many stroke sufferers are left with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a British study suggests.
More than a third of 105 brain haemorrhage survivors tested positive for the disorder, with flashbacks and painful memories of their bleed.
Poor sleeping habits could be driving us mad, reveal scientists - Daily Mail 19th February 2009
Sleeping problems such as insomnia can leave you more prone to depression, attention deficit disorder and post traumatic stress, say scientists.
Adults with depression are five times as likely to have difficulty breathing when asleep, but it had long been assumed that poor sleep was a symptom rather than a cause of the condition.
Heart pill to banish bad memories - BBC Health News 17th February 2009
Scientists believe a common heart medicine may be able to banish fearful memories from the mind.\n\nThe Dutch investigators believe beta-blocker drugs could help people suffering from the emotional after-effects of traumatic experiences.
Fearful memories 'can be erased by blood pressure drug' -The Sunday Telegraph 15th February 2009
Fearful memories can be erased using propranolol, a drug commonly prescribed for high blood pressure, research has shown.
Pill to erase bad memories: Ethical furore over drugs 'that threaten human identity' - Daily Mail 16th February 2009
A drug which appears to erase painful memories has been developed by scientists.
The astonishing treatment could help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder and those whose lives are plagued by hurtful recurrent memories.
But British experts said the breakthrough raises disturbing ethical questions about what makes us human.
Coping with the trauma of warfare - BBC Health News 26th November 2008
"I started drinking, I started fighting and I was more aggressive - but I didn't care. I couldn't sleep, my chest felt tight, I felt sick - and then there were the flashbacks.
"I got diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder by my unit's medical officer - and that was it.
Charities for our times - The Telegraph 27th November 2008
The Christmas season finds many of us straitened and struggling. Savings are losing their value, taxes rising, jobs disappearing. The coping classes are finding it harder to cope than ever. It is something of a cliché to say that Christmas is a time when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves; yet it is precisely when our personal circumstances deteriorate that our thoughts often turn to those who are worse off.
Mental illness cases in British forces neared 4,000 last year - The Guardian 5th November 2008
Almost 4,000 new cases of mental illness were diagnosed among the UK's armed forces last year, with those returning from Iraq or Afghanistan the most likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mental health statistics released by the Ministry of Defence yesterday showed that soldiers were more likely than members of the RAF or Royal Navy to have mental health problems, and women and "other ranks" were more at risk than their male counterparts or officers.
Afghan veterans more likely to suffer from mental illness - The Independent 5th November 2008
British forces who served in Afghanistan are nine times more likely to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder than comrades who have not been sent to war, a report from the Ministry of Defence shows. Iraq veterans are six and half times more likely to be affected by the condition than others who were not there.
Post traumatic stress rises among war zone soldiers - The Independent 4th November 2008
Nearly 4,000 new cases of mental health disorder were diagnosed last year among armed services personnel, according to figures published today.
Mental health statistics released by the Ministry of Defence showed 3,917 new cases of armed services personnel assessed to have a mental disorder in 2007 by the MoD's department of community mental health.
Armed forces facing 'explosion' of mental illness - The Sunday Telegraph 5th October 2008
Britain is facing an "explosion" of psychiatric disorders amongst serving and former members of the armed forces.
Toddlers get post-trauma stress - BBC Health News 1st October 2008
Children as young as two experience post-traumatic stress, research shows.\n\nA study on 114 younger children who had been exposed to road traffic accidents in the UK found one in 10 suffered continued anxiety after the event.
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