Posts Tagged ‘Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder’
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Commandant Speaks On Suicide In the Corps
The key to preventing suicide among our Marines is engaged leadership, from small unit leaders all the way up through the chain of command. Our noncommissioned officers are our first line of defense when it comes to recognizing [Read more...]
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Stress and Suicide in the Corps
After Barbara Christianson got off work on Jan. 24, she picked up her 4-year-old grandson Nate, ran by the grocery store and McDonald’s, and headed home. Christianson’s neighbor hated when anyone parked in the street [Read more...]
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One Day at a Time: Supporting a Family Member with PTSD
When my kid brother left for Iraq he was just that — a kid. He returned home shattered inside. The “dark pit,” as he calls it, was hidden underneath his gruff, infantry-tattooed exterior. [Read more...]
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Adapt and Overcome
Editors Note: Adapt and overcome: many Marines have applied this motto to cope with the stresses of combat and returning home. Some hunt. Some write stories or blogs. Many wrap themselves up in their hobbies. [Read more...]
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I’ve never seen combat but I live with combat stress
The total number of victims claimed by the Global War on Terror may never be certain as many service members return from deployment to silently suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Sgt. Priscilla Sneden shares her experiences as the wife of a Marine living with PTSD.