By Nathan Davis Recovering from PTSD is a process that can involve many avenues such as therapy, support groups or channeling emotions into specific activities. Having a service dog can help with the recovery process of PTSD. This article elaborates on the options that those with PTSD have on their road to recovery. Recovering from PTSD is difficult. Although the …
By Nathan Davis Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a disorder of the mind and body that affects approximately 3.5% of adults in the United States and approximately 12%-20% of military veterans. An estimated one in 11 people will experience PTSD in their lifetime. People with PTSD continue to have intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings related to their experience for a …
A traumatic brain injury (TBI), as the name suggests, is a physical injury to the brain that often accompanies a blow to the head. It can happen at any time, and the level of impact isn’t necessarily indicative of how bad the injury is. This type of injury is a frequent issue that affects veterans in each branch of the …
PTSD is a pretty common term in our vocabulary these days. You may hear people talk about PTSD after a car crash, a natural disaster, a life-threatening event, or return from war. But as much as we hear the term, what do we really know and understand about the condition? What is PTSD? And how can we best help ourselves …