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File photo of an Iraq War veteran suffering from PTSD. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Army Vets, Including Patton’s Grandson, Use Filmmaking As Therapy For PTSD

With a growing demand for ways to treat the psychological damage of war, one Army pilot project is encouraging soldiers to take control of their own stories in a filmmaking class titled I Was There Media Workshop.

2012/06/06

A soldier sits atop an armoured vehicle.  (credit: Joseph Eid/GettyImages)

Army Launches Review Of PTSD Diagnoses

Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.

2012/05/17

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Army Launches Review Of PTSD Diagnoses

The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.

2012/05/16

A U.S. soldier of the 173rd Airborne Brigade patrols mock hostile terrain during a training exercise at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center only weeks before the 173rd will deploy to Afghanistan. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Army: PTSD Treatable; Some Diagnosed Return To War

It is still not known if the soldier accused of killing 17 Afghans was ever diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder — but even if he had been, that alone would not have prevented him from being sent back to war.

2012/03/23

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