Those who served are more likely than the general public to die by suicide, but an alternative treatment holds promise.

WASHINGTON - A new Department of Veterans Affairs policy that takes effect today aims to make it easier for veterans to receive benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder, a medically recognized ...

A Pennsylvania firefighter’s fight for mental health benefits after two traumatic infant emergencies is changing the ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — After five long years of appeals and denials, a North Carolina Marine Corps veteran has finally been granted full disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

A bill to expand PTSD benefits to emergency dispatchers and correction officers could soon be making its way to the governor’s desk. The bill passed the New York State Assembly on Wednesday. The ...

A sympathetic nerve block that has shown promise for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed no better than sham treatment in a randomized controlled trial, new research shows.

Training a service dog doesn’t just change the life of another veteran; it may help heal the trainer, too. A new study finds ...

A widely prescribed antipsychotic medication worked no better than a placebo to treat combat veterans’ symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study by the Department of ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Jeff Sirois’s flashbacks come on without warning. They are vivid memories of the worst traumas the Methuen fire lieutenant experienced over his more than two-decade long ...

President Obama said the government this week will make it easier for thousands of U.S. veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder to obtain benefits. "This is a long-overdue step that ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court reinstated the denial of a former Chattanooga firefighter's disability benefits, citing ...