Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Since being discharged as a disabled veteran from the military in 1995, Lori, who asked that her last name not be used, has tried a variety of therapy programs to help her overcome the challenges associated with no longer being in service. "People...

Jurors awarded an elementary school special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program in Chatsworth. Santa Monica jurors made the decision Tuesday after an eight-day trial...

Jurors say the LAUSD must pay a fourth-grade special needs student $1.4 million after she was sexually assaulted five times by a male classmate during an after-school program in Chatsworth. Santa Monica jurors made the decision Tuesday after an eight-...

If it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of...

The following guest commentary was written by  David Chaffee, of Petoskey, former Title XX Social Services Administrator, Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation, State of Michigan. Gov. Snyder's bold lead to expand Medicaid to 133 percent of the...

There are many ways of being a political playwright. Christopher Shinn's approach, centered on characters rather than on ideologies, is one that will never go out of style. Illuminating large-scale public concerns through the microscopic examination...

All psychotherapists -- and most criminal attorneys -- know that memories are fragile things. Once a seemingly well-entrenched memory for a given event -- what psychologists call a declarative memory -- is taken out for inspection, it is subject to...

(Repeats with no change in content) * Ambassador to Yemen faces death threats * More than 1,000 U.S. diplomats at "unaccompanied" posts * Like troops, diplomats can face post-traumatic stress By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - When...

SEX ABUSE-JAILS Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A new federal report says inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands...

Thousands of spectators cheered and hollered as track runners bolted toward the finish line in this weekend's Special Olympics Florida's Summer Games. Alex Hernandez's mother and coach watched from the sidelines as the 18-year-old Winter Garden...

FRANKLIN, Ind. (AP) — The parents of an Indiana soldier who died in a car crash after struggling with post-traumatic stress syndrome says there are thousands more veterans like their son who need help. Tyler Armacost served 16 months in Iraq and...

The town is gearing up to honor veterans from the Afghanistan conflict to the Revolutionary War at the upcoming Memorial Day parade. This year's parade will step off at 9 a.m. on May 25 from the state Department of Motor Vehicle parking lot on State...