Recognizing PTSD within your Spouse, Family member or Friends

The following information is not in any specific order. They are mainly placed in the order in which I was able to find the subjects. I hope that the military spouses out there finds this information useful during deployment, and re-integration and re-adjustment of your spouse, and moving on with your life as a family during the readjustment from combat.

If you are a military spouse here is a magazine just for you. It's called (DA) Military Spouse!

AIG Insurance Fails Spouse

VA Glitches Rob Vet Widows of Benefits

The Family: Facing the soldiers struggle with Post-traumatic stress Disorder!



More than just one family's story of a son serving in Iraq, Minefields of the Heart is a book about the impact of war – this war, every war – on the souls of those who fight and those who love them.

PTSD & Veterans: A Conversation With Dr. Frank Ochberg

PTSD/TBI Support Group.- Charleston, WV. for families, wives, spouses or veterans and troops dealing with PTSD issues. Our PTSD support group is fighting to get our veterans, troops and their families connected with the help they deserve and need. We are not a therapy group but we can put you in touch with caring professionals within our community.

• Many Vets Still Unaware of Benefits
• Program educates military spouses and Builds Confidence.
• The Importance of Wounded warriors find help close to home in Warrior Transition Unit!
• No Babysitter; Army Mom Won't Deploy
• Family Life and Deployment
• Look for PTSD in returning spouses
• Life after Deployment (Welcome Home!)
• Muppets, DoD Help Kids Deal with Death
• Army Program Reinvents Wounded Care Support
• Dad's in Iraq, and the Family's on Edge
• Experts: Sex Also a Casualty for War
• Kids of Deployed Parents Need Consistency
• Relationships with spouse, family, friends or co-workers are effected by YOUR PTSD!
  • Divorce Rate Climbs for Soldiers and Marines
  • An Unhappy Homecoming from Iraq ~ [This does happen!]
  • Before Deployment, Many Soldiers Leave Mental Problems Off Health Assessment
    
• Spouse cover-up of trauma symptoms at home.
• The Survival Guide for Marriage in the Military
• 10 tips for loved one to relax!
• Entitlements for a Spouse upon death of partner.