Coming home to New Zealand, he found that he and his comrades couldn’t even join the RSA. Vietnam vets were not welcome until later when RSA membership needed a boost. In 2006, at Wanganui RSA, Don presented a verbal submission to the travelling Joint Working Group on Concerns of VietnamContinue Reading
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/296721/christchurch-kids-struggling-with-ptsd The Canterbury University research shows more than 60 percent of 320 children, aged from five to seven, who have been tracked since they started school in 2013, are showing symptoms of the disorder. The symptoms include having meltdowns, lashing out at other students, and being tense and irritable. WhileContinue Reading
Chris Linton set off on his journey from Picton on New Year’s Day and plans to circumambulate, or walk around, the South Island in the first leg of his trip. The aim of the Great New Zealand Walk for Hope is to raise funds, bring awareness and combat the stigmaContinue Reading
Meditation Can Help Soldiers Manage PTSD https://t.co/B4sLibD3iF #psychology #mhsm #mhsm #mentalhealth pic.twitter.com/xk0gZTXxlg — PsychCentral (@PsychCentral) January 12, 2016Continue Reading
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/74327978/deported-from-australia-three-years-later As a result of PTSD, he can’t hold down full-time work because of his mental capacity he said. He gets depressed, angry and anxious and sometimes had a tendency to turn to alcohol, but has managed to “keep a lid on it since being home.” “It (PTSD) was causedContinue Reading
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/tvshows/campbelllive/volunteer-finds-hole-in-acc-safety-net-2015050718#ixzz3sXNYUqgz “The doctor said, ‘There’s nothing else we can do for you Bill, we’ve done everything, what say we try the district health board for counselling for the earthquake?’” Counselling sessions, Mr Toomey says, “hit the nail on the head straight away. I could feel the difference eachContinue Reading
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/74312265/Woman-who-pinned-her-472k-theft-on-employer-on-post-quake-trauma-loses-appeal A woman who stole nearly half a million dollars from her employer and claimed post-quake trauma was partly to blame has had an appeal against her jail sentence dismissed. Joanne Christine McGregor was convicted of stealing $472,000 from her employer, Perpetual Trust, and sentenced to three years and 10Continue Reading
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/pregnancy/birth/74360342/how-a-traumatic-birth-can-have-a-profound-impact-on-relationships Counsellor Elly Taylor, who specialises in parenthood, says that the impact of a traumatic birth on a couple’s relationship can be devastating. “I’ve had couples that have split up over a traumatic birth experience. At a time when couples are forming their family, the way that the family wasContinue Reading
http://www.mtv.com/news/2545598/jessica-jones-sexual-violence-david-tennant-interview/ As you may have heard by now, Marvel’s latest outing, the Netflix series “Jessica Jones,” is a story about PTSD and sexual violence. Over the span of 13 episodes, Jessica (Krysten Ritter) does her best to defeat the sinister Kilgrave (David Tennant), a man born with the powers ofContinue Reading
http://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0801/p524.html An accident can be life changing. Not just physically but mentally. Being involved in a vehicle accident can be a lot for anyone to deal with, which is why if you are in a similar situation or you know someone who was, pointing them in the direction to browseContinue Reading
