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Suddenly Strangers: Iraq war vets, PTSD, and the challenge of relationshipIn this excellent article by psychologist Don Ferguson, Ph.D., in the current issue of the Psychotherapy Networker, he affirms the benefits of couple counseling for those returning veterans who suffer combat stress. 177,930 children now have a parent serving overseas, according to a Pentagon study.
The Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy is prepared to help returning soldiers and their families with the challenges associated with reintegration into civilian life. Certified marriage and family therapists may be authorized as independent providers of care (that is, they don’t require physician referral and supervision) under TRICARE, but only when they sign an agreement with TRICARE. The agreement requires certified marriage and family therapists to accept the TRICARE Standard allowable charge as the full fee for their services (they can’t bill the patient separately for charges disallowed by TRICARE Standard or for non-covered services they provide). Therapists who don’t sign the agreement may not be authorized by TRICARE as certified marriage and family therapists.
US female soldier gives a teddy bear to an Iraqi boy.
Making new friends.
A study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, was conducted by Dr. Karen Seal and colleagues at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco. According to their analysis, about one third of the 103,788 returning veterans seen at V.A. facilities between Sept. 30, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2005 were diagnosed with mental illness or a psycho-social disorder -- such as homelessness and marital problems, including domestic violence.
MPR's Kari Miller discusses returning vets, jobs and PTSD. One-third of War Veterans Grapple with Mental Health Issues Child abuse in military families up
Chaplain John Morris states in this May 2006 interview with Thomas Wright that marital issues far outweigh the more widely reported issues of PTSD among returning soldiers. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon: How Churches Can Help Soldiers and Their Families Readjust After Combat by John Morris Audio Gallery - Narrated by Chaplain John Morris - On his images from Iraq
Click here for Krista Tippett's Public Radio interview with Chaplain John Morris, in which he discusses the issues facing soldiers on their return and reintegration into civilian society. Useful Links VA Facilities Locater & Directory VA Facilities in Minnesota Local TriWest mental health providers Military OneSource 1-800-342-9647 If you have a husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister serving in the National Guard or Reserve, this resources has been designed with you in mind. It included dozens of helpful links to services. Returning from war and mental health. VA Resources for behavioral mental health. Marriage Enrichment Training for returning vets. Serving Country, Serving Allah Sacrifice and Reconciliation Military Family Research Institute Deployment Health Support
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