Posttraumatic stress disorder
War Trauma: Ukraine Struggles to Step up in PTSD Fight
"He didn't like the way the driver talked to him, accusing him of killing people in the war," Sidorenko's lawyer, Viktor Smaly, told BIRN. "They got into a brawl. Stas wanted to scare him off and fired."
Draft legislation on speeding up asylum process put to public consultation
New legislation drafted by the Citizens' Protection Ministry aimed at speeding up asylum applications and intensifying the pace of returns and deportations in a bid to reduce the number of migrants and refugees trapped in Greece by lengthy bureaucratic procedures was put up for public consultation on Wednesday.
Croatian Veterans ‘Need Care for Post-War Stress’
After a Croatian war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder burned his own house down, experts warned that many ex-soldiers in the country still need psychosocial care.
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Why does the US Armed Forces spend so much on…Viarga?
With the huge sums of money spent on Viagra, the US Armed Forces could buy quite a few jet fighters. But indeed, Viagra is more necessary, and it costs approximately $84 million a year!
From 2011 to 2014, the US Armed Forces spent $294 million on Viagra. Only in 2014, military doctors wrote 1.18 million prescriptions for Viagra. But why is there such a big demand?
Bosnian Entrepreneurs Aim to Treat Stress with Technology
Tech-savvy programmers in Bosnia have developed an innovative piece of virtual reality software aimed at relieving stress.
The team of five at Mostar-based VRET - which stands for Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy - has developed the software with the aim of helping people, while also building a business that can sell to international clients.
War Traumas Influence Bosnia Suicide Rate
Over 450 people committed suicide in 2014 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder linked to the 1990s conflict cited as some of the causes.
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Triple Murder Highlights Macedonian Veterans’ Traumas
The issue of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was raised again this week when Macedonian police detained a 40-year-old veteran from the southern town of Kavadarci on Tuesday on suspicion of killing his wife's sister and both her parents in their family home.
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4 Dead, 16 Wounded In US Army Base Shooting
A soldier opened fire in the US army base Ft. Hood, wounding 16, killing three soldiers and himself.
Federal officials said the shooter - Army serviceman Ivan Lopez, 34 - was being treated for anxiety, depression and was under evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder at the time of the shooting on the base.
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