From Da Nang to Baghdad: Treating Combat PTSD

• By: Denis Demers, PhD, LMSW Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre
• January 1st, 2009
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In 1971 I was assigned to the 98th Medical Detachment, KO Team, one of two specialized, 28 man units made up of psychiatrists, a social work officer, nurses, and para-professional enlisted specialists in social work and neuropsychiatric procedures to assess and treat psychiatric casualties and drug...

New York to Develop Strategies to Assist Returning Veterans and Their Families

• By: Staff Writer Mental Health News Education (MHNE)
• January 1st, 2009
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Governor David A. Paterson recently announced that New York was one of nine states and one territory that participated in the National Policy Academy for returning veterans; a public-private collaborative aimed at developing strategies to improve services provided to returning veterans needing...