The statistics about military personnel suffering with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are significant, and all branches of the military are creating and implementing programs to address the needs of our soldiers. According to a 2009 report by the National Center for PTSD, PTSD...
When one thinks of women with eating disorders, one likely thinks of women who work in the fields of modeling, acting, dancing or entertainment, rather than women in the armed forces. However, women across all spectrums of the armed forces, especially the navy, experience difficulties...
Women in the Army and other branches of military service are at increased risk for developing an eating disorder and suffer from eating disorders at higher rates than their civilian counterparts. This fact has been established by multiple studies conducted by both military personnel and...
Life in the military can be exceptionally stressful, and it can also be an emotional and mental rollercoaster. With increased cases of eating disorders in the military, it has never been more important to offer female soldiers quality treatment programs that address both substance abuse...
Every branch of the armed services holds strict rules that soldiers must follow. For many women, the physical standards and self-image pressures can quickly becoming overwhelming, especially as women’s bodies and metabolisms are much different than men’s. Some of the pressures placed...
Many organizations focus on military personnel, including the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the U.S. Departments of Defense, Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics and Veterans Affairs. Their attention is warranted when you consider the following...
According to a 2012 report, the National Eating Disorder Association reported that over 10 million women in the U.S battle anorexia or bulimia, with 15 million more women struggling with a binge eating disorder. Recent studies have also shown a high correlation between eating disorders...
Drug abuse is on the rise among military personnel. In a 2011-12 military statistics report, the US Army investigated 56 soldiers on suspicion of using or distributing heroin, and they found that the number of soldiers who used heroin grew from 10 cases in 2002 to 116 in 2010. The...
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is caused by experiences where patients perceive life-threatening harm, be it physical or psychological. Physical threats that occur near an individual may also cause PTSD, even if that individual was not directly...
According to msnbc.msn.com, over ten percent of soldiers who return home from active combat duty exhibit signs of posttraumatic stress disorder. One’s skill as a soldier has nothing to do with how he processes the trauma of constant slaughter and tragedy as these events will damage...
If you suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of a military training accident and are addicted to drugs, known that addiction is a common consequence of PTSD. PTSD and Addiction as Co-Occurring Disorders When addiction is coupled with another psychological condition...
Deployment is an issue that most military members must face. It is a stressful and frightening time for everyone involved. Heading into a foreign land, losing the sense of security and saying goodbye to friends, family and home is a lot to take on even for the strongest of individuals....