News tagged with 'Post Traumatic Stress Disorder'

The largest registry of health effects following the 9/11 attacks, finds psychological stress and asthma are lingering.

The rate of suicide among Army troops is at a three-decade high, the Army announced today.   In 2008, 128 returning soldiers killed themselves. Deaths are highest among members of the Army and Marines. In response, the military is hiring more psychologists and says it's training soldiers to recognize PTSD in each other.  

New research shows adults near the World Trade Center on 9/11, as well as many others, still suffer from numerous physical and psychological health problems such as asthma and post-traumatic stress syndrome.