Veterans and PTSD: What Military Families Should Know. Master Sgt. James Haskell was an aerial gunner for most of his 21-year Air Force career.

In reality, however, studies show that between 13.5% and 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis, as do 12% of Gulf War veterans and 15% of Vietnam veterans.

The first NIH-funded clinical trial on service dogs and their impact on PTSD in military veterans found strong results. The lead study author and a Marine veteran discussed it.

A groundbreaking clinical trial launched October 16, 2023, will explore the promise of new drug treatments for military personnel and veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Of the 1.9 million veterans deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, 20 percent or more are affected by PTSD, while the Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 620,000 veterans ...

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PTSD is more common among veterans than civilians, the VA says, affecting as many as 29% of Iraq war veterans over their lifetimes. Symptoms include nightmares, flashbacks, numbness or the feeling ...

Researchers say specially trained service dogs have helped ease symptoms of PTSD in U.S. military veterans; the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs runs a pilot program with service dogs.

Meanwhile, Black veterans had 1.39 times higher odds of denial of their claims of PTSD from sexual trauma than white veterans, 32.4% for the former and 25.3% for the latter, researchers found.

The N.Y.U. study looked at 129 male military veterans all around 32 years old who had significant exposure to combat, screening out any who also had other disorders that might complicate the study ...

The numbers tell a grim story: * Sixteen to 18 U.S. veterans die by suicide each day, government data shows. * In the U.S., women are twice as likely to develop PTSD than men, according to the ...