Mental Health Practitioners

Relatives of victims talk of calls to duty

Flags and crosses are seen at a memorial at Central Christian Church in Killeen, Texas. Three were members of the 467th Combat Stress Control Detachment, of Madison, Wis. Capt. Russell Seager, 41, of Racine, Wis., was a nurse...

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Drugs and Suicides in the Armed Forces

The epidemic of drugging isn’t limited to our schools and workplaces. The answer is simple: in this war our military are being pumped full of psychiatric drugs and we now have what Time Magazine referred to as "America’s...

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Mental health workers think about their own care in wake of Fort Hood tragedy

By Cindy V. Culp Tribune-Herald staff writer Sunday, November 08, 2009 Maxine Trent has been in overdrive the past few days as she and her staff have offered mental-health services to military personnel and others shaken by...

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Shortage of military therapists creates strain

Amputations. An Army psychiatrist is suspected in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and the rampage is raising questions about whether there's enough help for the helpers, even though it's unclear whether that stress or fear...

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Orlando shooter, US army Fort Hood shooter both linked to psychiatric drugs

US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people and wounded 30 others in a violent attack at a Texas Army base this past week. He reportedly opened fire at the Fort Hood army base without any particular reason or...

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Fort Hood carnage reminded soldiers of Iraq

Soldiers and medical personnel at Fort Hood in Texas have recounted a tale of horror following the terrifying rampage there when a lone gunman fired on scores of soldiers. But they singled out a petite, tenacious, Fort Hood...

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Suspected Fort Hood Shooter Saw the Toll of PTSD

By Joseph Shapiro It seems unfathomable that an Army psychiatrist trained to heal soldiers with psychiatric injuries could then fire on fellow soldiers. Nader Hasan, cousin of the alleged shooter, suggests that one factor may...

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Fort Hood massacre a 'betrayal' of medical oaths, says top military MD

OTTAWA - Canadian soldiers reacted with horror, dismay and sympathy Friday to the shooting rampage that claimed 13 lives at a U.S. Army base with deep ties to the Canadian military. Chief of Defenc...

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Blood letter stalked jailed for life after hounding therapist

Nov 7 2009 Victoria Allen A STALKER who wrote love letters in his own blood to his therapist was jailed for life yesterday. Mental health outpatient Brian Johnstone made Dr Dawn Relton's life hell for more than two years....

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Children are worried sick over H1N1's spread

Maggie Tremblay and daughter Hannah, 4, came prepared for a long wait at a Winnipeg flu vaccination clinic on Thursday Oct. 29, 2009. The Canadian Press Spread of swine flu among the young – plus confusion over vaccination plan...

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