Season 2 of USA Network’s Shooter will be “bigger” and “faster,” put the Swagger marriage to the test, continue Bob Lee’s frenemyship with Isaac and force Memphis into an odd alliance — all while landing the heroes in the literal cross hairs of Bob Lee’s No. 1 rival. Coming off of Season 1’s nailbiter — […]
Tag: PTSD
Daughter of notorious wife-killer Peter Demeter says ‘twisted’ childhood caused PTSD
Andrea Demeter Scratch didn’t learn until she was nine years old that the couple she called mom and dad were not her real parents. She only found out when a school friend showed her a horrifying photo in a book of her real mother lying dead in a pool of blood in the garage of […]
Consequences of pot program cuts ‘should be alarming,’ says veteran with PTSD
Veterans Affairs spent $ 63.7 million in 2016-17 for medical marijuana for nearly 4,500 veterans — a bill that is expected to drop dramatically when new rules come into effect Monday. CBC | Health News
‘I wanted my son to live’: Inuk lawyer leaves Nunavut to treat teenage son’s PTSD and depression
Mandy Sammurtok of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, made a decision to leave her home in Nunavut to help save her son’s life. CBC | Health News
Number of prison workers suffering from PTSD much higher than official stats, union says
The union that represents federal correctional workers says provincial governments need to step up when it comes to the treatment of PTSD for first responders. CBC | Health News
Plagued by PTSD, some evacuees leave fire-ravaged Fort McMurray behind
Even witnessing the ravages of war left Ken Carpenter unprepared for the devastation of the Fort McMurray wildfire. CBC | Health News
Killer curiosity: PTSD risks associated with watching graphic videos
A prominent Ottawa forensic psychiatrist is warning people about the traumas watching on screen violence after a video surfaced linked to the death of Manitoba teenager, Serena McKay. CBC | Health News
From shell-shock to PTSD, a century of invisible war trauma
Stringer ./REUTERS In the wake of World War I, some veterans returned wounded, but not with obvious physical injuries. Instead, their symptoms were similar to those that had previously been associated with hysterical women – most commonly amnesia, or some kind of paralysis or inability to communicate with no clear physical cause. English physician Charles […]
PTSD victims of violent crime find positive self-growth facing trauma: study
While a traumatic incident can lead to a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, for some it can also lead to growth. A new study looks at why some people who experience trauma are transformed in a positive way. CBC | Health News
Patriot star on his shock preparation for PTSD role: 'I looked at insomnia and not eating'
He assumes a “non-official cover” at a Midwestern industrial piping firm to help him carry out his mission but it doesn’t go to plan. Suffering from Post Traumatic Street Disorder (PTSD), John struggles to keep his personal and work life separate but he often becomes confused and he soon spirals out of control. Speaking about […]