http://tpr.org en http://tpr.org/post/military-dogs-showing-signs-ptsd-combat-deployments <p>America’s wars have long taken their toll on the people who fight them, and the recent attention to post-traumatic stress disorder has helped improve treatment for those who suffer; however, nightly newscasts and newspaper headlines never mention the military working dogs who are also changed by the combat zone.</p><p>"Ultimately we want these dogs to become military working dogs and go down range and save lives,” said Tech. Sgt. Joe Null, who fosters canine companions for the first few months of their lives to socialize them.</p> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:19:34 +0000 Ryan Loyd 6804 at http://tpr.org Military Dogs Showing Signs Of PTSD From Combat Deployments http://tpr.org/post/veterans-get-ptsd-help-library-seminar <p></p><p>Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan could face a&nbsp;more critical type of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of multiple deployments, and one&nbsp;noted psychiatrist and specialist on PTSD fears an increase of sufferers among today’s veterans.</p><p>Dr. Harry Croft literally wrote the book on PTSD among veterans. In his book titled, “I Always Sit with My Back to the Wall,” Croft outlines a seven-step program to recover from PTSD.</p> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:32:52 +0000 Eileen Pace 4170 at http://tpr.org