Military Mental Health Blog

Valentine’s Days Through the Years When
Deployment and PTSD Are Part of Your Marriage

By Andrea Carlile Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and romance is in the air. Being in a military marriage has unique qualities. Deployments can bring about the toughest loneliness, and the return can show us the strongest joy! I have … Continue reading

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How to Recognize PTSD in Your Spouse

By Ingrid Herrera-Yee, LMHC, PhD This time of year we see lots of ads for red roses and romantic dinners. While those are certainly important components of romance, lasting love involves two people taking care of each other. In some … Continue reading

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Mental Health Providers Explore Mobile Treatment Technology

By Heather Marsh and Jayne Davis, DCoE Public Affairs More than 50 military providers learned about the use of mobile technology in mental health care at a workshop Jan. 29-30. The National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) hosted the … Continue reading

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Telehealth as Good as Standard
Care for Depression Treatment, Research Finds

America’s understanding of mental health issues has come a long way in the past decades – especially the most recent decade. Whether you call it “mental health” or “behavioral health,” it is something that many people are willing to address … Continue reading

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Rewire Your Brain for Better Moods

By Charli Prather, MSW LCSW OSW-C We think of people’s moods as determined by their situation. The lost car keys as you head to work puts someone in a bad mood, while the shout out for a job well done … Continue reading

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What is meditation and how can you try it?

Meditation: What is it and how can I do it? By Charli Prather, MSW LCSW OSW-C What exactly is Meditation?  Meditation is the process of focusing the mind on an object or activity, and research shows it has real health … Continue reading

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Ten Ways to Beat the Winter Doldrums

By Operation Live Well The holiday lights and decorations have been packed away, leaving your house devoid of seasonal cheer. As the winter blues settle in, you experience an increase in sleepiness, moodiness and a general decrease in physical activity. … Continue reading

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How to Cope When PTSD Symptoms
Bring You to a Dark Place Emotionally

By Michele Rosenthal My first client, Sabine, was a suicidal 50-year-old woman with posttraumatic stress disorder. She was clearly in a very dark place. As a PTSD survivor who has had her fair share of imagining suicide to escape PTSD … Continue reading

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How to Stay Positive When You’re Feeling Negative

By Christine Leccese We begin each year with a new start, a clean slate, an opportunity to implement some new habits. Many of us have lofty goals: losing weight, getting fit, or seeing more of some old friends. One of … Continue reading

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Having a Wingman Improves Your Mental Health

  By The Wingman Project Can you name one thing Batman, Fred Flintstone, Ferris Bueller, Laverne DeFazio and Han Solo all have in common? They all have dedicated Wingmen who are there to help them through times good and bad. … Continue reading

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