LINKS
Combat Stress/ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury Outreach Call Center
http://www.dcoe.mil/
The DCoE Outreach Call Center provides person-to-person contact available 24/7 to answer questions about psychological health and traumatic brain injury.
For service members in transition
http://www.health.mil/
A voluntary program to support you as you move between health care systems or providers.
About Medications for Combat PTSD
http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/ptsd.html
Educational materials for combat veterans about medicines available for PTSD, how they work, and what they can and cannot help.
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
This website provides information for service members, veterans, and their families about combat stress/PTSD
PTSD Combat: Winning the War Within
http://ptsdcombat.blogspot.com/
Blog and link to news about combat-related PTSD; lots of resources for returning Service Members.
VA Library Network: PTSD Resources
http://www1.va.gov/valnet/docs/PTSD_Resources.pdf
This link provides other PTSD books and weblinks that the VA has located.
The Wounds Within
A Pentagon Channel film on Service Members dealing with post traumatic stress disorder
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil/Video.aspx?videoid=154557&videotag=&videopage=1&ccenabled=false
Also see the main Pentagon Channel website for other related videos.
http://www.pentagonchannel.mil
Gift from Within
http://www.giftfromwithin.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. They develop and disseminate educational material, including videotapes, articles, books, and other resources through their website.
BOOKS
Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families. Armstrong, Keith, Best, Suzanne, and Domenici, Paula (2006). Ulysses Press: Berkeley, CA.
This is a useful book for providing coping tips for Service Members returning from deployment and for their families.
Down Range: To Iraq and Back. Cantrell, Bridget and Dean, Chuck. Wordsmith
Publishing (July 2005)
This is a book not just about the trauma of war, but how to make healthy transitions from war back to daily life.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Victim's Guide to Healing and Recovery. Raymond B. Flannery, Jr. Chevron Pub Corp; 2nd edition (February 2004).
This book is written for PTSD patients and family members as well as healthcare providers. It is not only about combat-related stress; it talks about victims of all types of trauma.. This book is written as an "action plan" for victims of traumatic stress.
BLOGS
Combat Stress/ PTSD
PTSD Combat: Winning the War Within
http://ptsdcombat.blogspot.com/
Blog and link to news about combat-related PTSD; lots of resources for returning Service Members.