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Released: 3-Mar-2009 10:00 AM EST
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Releases Latest Topics
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The latest in the series of Courage to Care fact sheets targeted to support our nation's military service members and their families are now available on the web. Suicide Facts for Primary Care Providers: Helping Service Members and Families Overcome Barriers to Care"; "Suicide Facts: What Military Families Should Know to Help Loved Ones Who May Be at Risk"; and, "Health Literacy: Addressing Communication Barriers to Foster Patient Self-Care and Family Care" have been added to the collection of educational resources available.

Released: 20-Nov-2008 2:25 PM EST
Law Professor Has Inside Look at Saddam's Trial and Execution
Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University law professor Michael Scharf offers a never before seen look at one of the most important and chaotic trials in history in his new book, Enemy of the State: The Trial and Execution of Saddam Hussein," written with Vanderbilt University's Michael Newton. Enemy of State chronicles the true story of the apprehension, trial and execution of the Iraqi dictator.

Released: 7-Nov-2008 1:00 PM EST
International Society on Trauma to Address the Effects of War on Returning Veterans
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) to hold its 24th Annual Meeting, Terror and its Aftermath, November 13-15, 2008, Chicago, IL USA.

Released: 16-Oct-2008 1:40 PM EDT
Sandia Aids Cleanup of Iraqi Nuclear Facilities, Rad Waste
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia scientists are helping train Iraqi scientists and technicians to clean up radioactively contaminated sites and safely dispose of the radioactive wastes as part of the Iraqi Nuclear Facility Dismantlement and Disposal Program. The Sandia work is a technical transfer of skills and knowledge that the Labs use day to day, says Sandia principal investigator John Cochran. As an example of this, Sandia has transferred its Rad Worker II training materials to the government of Iraq.

Released: 15-Sep-2008 5:50 PM EDT
Perspective United States Military Policy in Iraq and Bush Legacy
Tufts University

President Bush's military policies in Iraq, and Afghanistan will become grist for debate as his administration moves into its final months. The country will also reflect on his accomplishments and difficulties during eight years in office.

Released: 11-Sep-2008 11:35 AM EDT
TBI/PTSD Study Featured in JAMA
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The Aug. 13, 2008 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) includes a study, "Prevalence of Chronic Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury," authored by Charles W. Hoge, M.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).

Released: 8-Aug-2008 10:00 AM EDT
Soldier in Midst of War Continues Education
Central Michigan University

Two college degrees may be enough for many people, but not for Capt. Tom Noble. As he currently serves his second deployment in Iraq, Noble's passion for education has led him to be selected to remotely present a research paper Aug. 9 at a U.S. international business conference.

Released: 1-Aug-2008 8:55 AM EDT
Ties to War-dead are a Predictor of Likely Presidential Disapproval
American Sociological Association (ASA)

Those who know someone who died in the Iraq War or 9/11 terrorist attacks are less likely to approve of President Bush's performance in office than people who have no such connections, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The pattern holds true for Republicans as well as Democrats, conservatives as well as liberals, and across all races, ages, education levels and incomes.

Released: 31-Jul-2008 8:45 AM EDT
Pollster: Iraqi Attitudes Mixed on Timetables, U.S. Ties
University of Maryland, College Park

Independent polling of Iraqi citizens shows a consistent pattern: overwhelming support of a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, but mixed with a desire for the U.S. to help train security forces, says University of Maryland pollster Steven Kull, director of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes. In recent congressional testimony, Kull, said that Iraqi public sentiment would likely support some ongoing economic and military relationship with the United States after withdrawal.

Released: 31-Jul-2008 12:00 AM EDT
Veterans Oral History Project Reveals Cost of Combat to Soldiers
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

The very training that prepares soldiers to react quickly in combat leaves the individual vulnerable to a variety of emotional and psychological problems upon return to civilian life. Conditions in Iraq have produced particularly traumatic effects among troops.

Released: 8-Jul-2008 1:55 PM EDT
Professors Assist with Nuclear Dismantlement in Iraq
Texas Tech University

Two Texas Tech researchers involved in the nuclear dismantlement in Iraq speak at ceremony that marks beginning of the remediation process.

Released: 13-May-2008 9:00 AM EDT
U.S. Media Embedding Program in Iraq Accomplishes Mission
American Sociological Association (ASA)

In the long-standing battle for journalistic freedom, the victor is the Bush Administration and its embedded media program in Iraq, according to sociologist Andrew M. Lindner, writing in the spring issue of the American Sociological Association's Contexts magazine.

Released: 1-May-2008 8:50 AM EDT
Expect Active U.S. Military During Next Presidency, No Matter Who is Elected
Dick Jones Communications

U.S. foreign policy is cyclical, according to Dr. Jack Holmes, a political scientist at Hope College in Holland, Mich. The forces behind this cycle limit the range of policy choices available to a President, regardless of campaign rhetoric. So even if the Democrats win the White House and end the Iraq war as promised, expect the U.S. military to remain active to meet the challenge of global terrorism.

Released: 18-Apr-2008 8:00 AM EDT
Vanderbilt Burn Expertise to Assist Federal Battlefield Injuries Project
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of three clinical sites testing new products to replace burned skin as part of a massive federal grant program announced Thursday. The collaborative effort is expected to boost treatment options for soldiers injured in war zones.

18-Mar-2008 11:30 AM EDT
Iraq War Has Led to Surgical Advances
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Through hard experience, U.S. military doctors and civilian surgeons in Iraq have made meaningful strides in managing devastating injuries suffered by soldiers and Iraqi victims. The gains are highlighted in special articles in the March issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.

Released: 10-Mar-2008 12:30 PM EDT
Atlanta Philanthropist to Fill Gaps in Coverage for Wounded U.S. Military Members
Shepherd Center

Home Depot co-founder and philanthropist Bernie Marcus announces new initiative to help wounded U.S. military service members and their families obtain additional care to promote their recovery from combat-related spinal cord and brain injuries.

Released: 10-Mar-2008 9:00 AM EDT
Expert Available: News Coverage of Iraq War on Fifth Anniversary
University of New Hampshire

Joshua Meyrowitz, professor of media studies at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss news coverage of the Iraq War in conjunction with the five-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq on March 19.

Released: 11-Feb-2008 7:00 AM EST
Computer Models to Provide Better Intelligence for Army
University of Alabama Huntsville

Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville are developing computer models to identify trends in the behavior of terrorists. They hope this improved intelligence will reduce the threats to American military forces.

Released: 31-Jan-2008 8:00 AM EST
Iraq War Intensifies Alum’s Research on Traumatic Brain Injury
Central Michigan University

A working single mother of three children received her Ph.D. from Central Michigan University at the age of 46 and is now working on ways to treat and prevent traumatic brain injury with an emphasis on brain injuries sustained in combat situations at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

14-Jan-2008 8:50 AM EST
Post Traumatic Stress Has Trebled Among Combat-exposed Military Personnel
British Medical Journal

There has been a threefold increase in new cases of self reported post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among combat-exposed military personnel since 2001, according to a study published on bmj.com today.

Released: 17-Dec-2007 12:25 PM EST
Pain Treatment in the Field: Good for Soldiers’ Comfort and Better for Rebuilding Troop Strength
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Noncombat-related acute and recurrent chronic pain are the leading causes of soldier attrition in modern war, with the return-to-duty rate as low as 2 percent when these soldiers are treated outside the theaters of operation. However, that rate jumps to 95 percent when troops and officers are treated and managed for pain in the field of instead of being sent elsewhere for therapy, according to a new study from a Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist.

Released: 10-Dec-2007 11:25 AM EST
People's Reactions to Government Censorship Depend on Views of Bush
Ohio State University

How people respond to the U.S. government's attempts to censor some war-related images comes down to whether or not they are supporters of President Bush, a new study suggests.

Released: 3-Dec-2007 1:00 PM EST
Student Featured as Hero in the War on Terror
Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University senior and Army Cadet Clarence Ketterer, a Bronze Star with Valor recipient, was selected by the U.S. Defense Department to be featured as a hero in the war on terror for saving the lives of Iraqi soldiers.

8-Nov-2007 4:20 PM EST
Mental Health Needs of Soldiers Increase Several Months After Returning From Iraq War
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Compared to initial screening upon returning from the Iraq war, U.S. soldiers report increased mental health concerns and needs several months after their return for problems such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression, according to a study in the November 14 issue of JAMA.

Released: 8-Nov-2007 11:10 AM EST
Rural Soldiers More Likely to Make Ultimate Sacrifice
University of New Hampshire

Today's rural Americans are making the ultimate sacrifice in disproportionate numbers, a new fact sheet finds. Rural areas account for only 19 percent of the adult population, but have suffered 26 percent of U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Released: 19-Sep-2007 8:45 AM EDT
Researchers Lead Efforts to Prevent, Treat Brain Injuries of Combat Troops
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) are pursuing efforts to find new ways to prevent and treat the increasing numbers of combat troops who are suffering from injuries due to traumatic brain injury (TBI). University research teams are also leading efforts to better diagnose and manage post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Released: 19-Sep-2007 8:45 AM EDT
Nurses, Physicians Educated on Unique Aspects of Military Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) prepares nurses and physicians to face the unique challenges of battlefield medicine in locations such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Faculty members deploy to combat zones, conduct research on threats such as anthrax, and provide humanitarian support in response to events like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.

   
Released: 19-Sep-2007 8:45 AM EDT
Centers Diagnose, Treat, Educate on Deployment Health Issues
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) and other Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' (USU) military medical education and research programs are collaborating and extending the knowledge base and treatment capacity of the military health system.

   
Released: 13-Sep-2007 2:00 PM EDT
Defense Personnel Expert, Critic of Iraq War, to Review Petraeus Report in Talk at UCSD Sept. 27
University of California San Diego

Lawrence Korb, Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Reagan and one of the nation's foremost authorities on military personnel, will speak at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 4pm. Dr. Korb's talk will be a public briefing on the recent report to Congress by General David Petraeus, the U.S. military leader in Iraq.

Released: 11-Sep-2007 5:20 PM EDT
U.S. Tactical Errors Aided Iraqi Insurgents
Dick Jones Communications

Andrea Lopez, a conflict studies expert at Susquehanna University argues that when U.S. forces withdrew forces from Iraqi cities 2003 to set up bases outside the cities, they allowed the Iraqi insurgency to gain a foothold. This tactic broke a cardinal rule of counterinsurgency.

Released: 11-Sep-2007 8:40 AM EDT
Experts Available to Speak on 9/11 and the Report of Gen. David Petraeus
Dick Jones Communications

The following University of Denver experts are available for stories on terrorism, homeland defense and middle east issues.

Released: 7-Sep-2007 5:10 PM EDT
Iraq Surge Report
University of Virginia

On Monday, Sept. 10, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker will update Congress on the results of Bush's decision earlier this year to send 30,000 additional troops to Iraq. To assist media in reporting on the Iraq surge report, the University of Virginia offers the following experts.

Released: 7-Sep-2007 11:00 AM EDT
Iraq’s Misunderstood Violence: Localized Chaos, Say Experts
University of Maryland, College Park

The pattern of violence in Iraq is too localized and disorganized to be resolved through political negotiation, say University of Maryland researchers John Steinbruner and Tim Gulden. They argue that the conflict is too chaotic to be described as an insurgency or civil war.

Released: 6-Sep-2007 3:30 PM EDT
Secular, Nationalist Surge in Iraq Continues, New Survey Shows
University of Michigan

With the Bush Administration's progress report on Iraq due by Sept. 15, a new survey of nationally representative samples of the Iraqi population shows a continuation of two trends that give some reason for optimism about the future of that battle-scarred country: A continued shift away from political Islam among Sunnis and Kurds and a shift toward Iraqi nationalism among majority Shiites.

Released: 2-Aug-2007 4:20 PM EDT
Iraqi Attitudes Continue to Shift Toward Secular Values
University of Michigan

The political values of Iraqis are increasingly secular and nationalistic, according to a series of surveys of nationally representative samples of the population from December 2004-March 2007.

Released: 14-May-2007 3:55 PM EDT
Researchers Use "Virtual Iraq" Simulation to Study Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College

Weill Cornell Medical College researchers are using a virtual reality simulation called "Virtual Iraq" to better understand how symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develop. In their ongoing research trial, participating Iraq War and Gulf War veterans with and without PTSD are shown a brief, 3-D virtual-reality simulation of an urban combat scenario.

Released: 14-May-2007 2:15 PM EDT
Surgeons Rebuild Iraq War Veteran’s Entire Nose Using His Own Body Parts
Johns Hopkins Medicine

It took only seconds for the Humvee to flip over and crash on a highway near Camp Bucca in southern Iraq in August 2005. The force of impact was blunted by the body armor protecting Senior Airman Michael Fletcher. But his gear was not strong enough to stop the wreck from crushing the rest of him. His left arm was gone, and along with it a sizeable chunk of his midface, including his nose.

Released: 8-May-2007 12:45 PM EDT
Stress of Deployment Increases Risk of Child Abuse, Neglect in Military Families
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rates of abuse and neglect of young children in military families in Texas has doubled since October 2002, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows, raising concerns about the impact of deployment on military personnel and their families across the country.

Released: 4-Apr-2007 5:10 PM EDT
The Stress of War Harms Civilian Men More than Women
University of Michigan

A man's health and behavior are more adversely impacted by war and the associated disruption than a woman's---as evidenced by the dramatic jump in non-combat mortality for Croatian men during the Croatian War of Independence, a new study shows.

Released: 22-Mar-2007 2:45 PM EDT
Researcher’s Light Body Armor May Save Soldiers’ Lives
Florida State University

For Florida State University researcher Okenwa Okoli, testing his latest research is vital. Okoli, an associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering in the Florida A&M University-Florida State College of Engineering in Tallahassee, Fla., and his research team at FSU's High-Performance Materials Institute have been working on bullet-proof body armor for U.S. military men and women.

Released: 1-Mar-2007 12:10 PM EST
"A Tale of Two Quagmires," Looks at Hard Lessons of War
University of Delaware

"A Tale of Two Quagmires: Iraq, Vietnam, and the Hard Lessons of War," by University of Delaware political science professor Kenneth J. Campbell, considers the similarities between the two struggles and the difficulties of the current situation in Iraq, where America finds itself unable to secure a peace and also unable to leave.

Released: 28-Feb-2007 11:30 AM EST
Hamilton to Address Response to Iraq Study Group Recommendations
Indiana University

Former Congressman Lee H. Hamilton, co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, will deliver a talk entitled "Iraq: What's next?" addressing the degree to which President Bush's plan for Iraq parts ways with the Iraq Study Group's recommendations. The event will be held Tuesday, March 13, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

21-Feb-2007 6:20 PM EST
Psychological Needs of Military Personnel and Their Families Are Increasing
American Psychological Association (APA)

A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today calls attention to the increasing mental health needs of military personnel and their families - needs that are straining the current military health services system. Many service personnel and their family members are going without mental health care because of the limited availability of such care and the barriers to accessing care.

Released: 31-Jan-2007 5:40 PM EST
Media Advisory: Reaction to Iraq Violence
American Sociological Association (ASA)

More than 50 Dead in Sectarian Violence in Iraq. Is a peaceful future possible for Sunnis and Shiites? Sociological Middle East expert is available for comment.

8-Jan-2007 3:05 PM EST
Advances Have Cut Combat Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Advances in several different areas"”including armored vests and other protective gear, streamlined systems for evacuation and casualty management, and new medical approaches"”have combined to produce significant improvement in the chances of survival for U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Special Editorial in the November/December issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.

Released: 11-Jan-2007 7:00 PM EST
‘Adaptive Thinking’ Training Helps Army Leaders
Indiana State University

While President Bush is calling for more troops to be sent to Iraq, a U.S. Army research psychologist is developing a training method for more prepared troops, who can "think on their feet" during battle. A study shows they outperform a sample of lieutenant colonels who had seen real combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Released: 11-Jan-2007 4:30 PM EST
Non-Verbal Comm. Expert on Bush Speech: “Not a Moment of Heartfelt Rhetoric”
University of Maryland, College Park

President Bush's Iraq television address last night conveyed "a stony lack of genuine intention, and he appeared disingenuous when he accepted responsibility for mistakes," according to University of Maryland dance professor Karen Bradley, a certified movement analyst who studies the nonverbal and movement behaviors of political leaders.

Released: 16-Nov-2006 4:10 PM EST
Middle East Expert: Engage Iraq’s Neighbors To Quell Sectarian Violence
University of New Hampshire

The United States must work with Iraq's neighbors "“ in particular, Iran "“ if it has any hope of stopping the sectarian violence in the country, according to a Middle East expert at the University of New Hampshire.

18-Oct-2006 6:00 PM EDT
Lack of Equipment and Skilled Doctors Costing Civilian Lives in Iraq
British Medical Journal

Doctors working in Iraq admit that more than half of the civilians killed could have been saved if better medical equipment and more experienced staff and were available.

Released: 29-Sep-2006 1:15 PM EDT
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Publishes Research by Iraqi Surgeons
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

In a society struggling to rebuild after years of dictatorship and war, Iraqi craniofacial and plastic surgeons will play a critical role in treating many of the most serious injuries caused by the ongoing conflict in that country. An important step forward was last year's "Kuwait Plast 2005" meeting.



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