DefenceTalkMental health problems in the military are on the rise and pose a growing challenge to active duty forces, the Congressional Research Service said in a major new report on the subject. “Between 2001 and 2011, the rate of mental health diagnoses among active duty service-members increased approximately 65%. A total of 936,283 service-members, or […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mental-health-problems-surge-in-the-military-crs-48873/

DefenceTalkExperts from the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs gathered Aug. 14 at the Military Health System Research Symposium to discuss the future of research on mental health and traumatic brain injury. Discussions turned toward the National Research Action Plan, or NRAP, which is the result of an executive order signed a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dod-partners-to-combat-brain-injury-48799/

DefenceTalkResearch advances in mental health and care provided for Soldiers is light years ahead of what it was during the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the director of Army Medical Command told Congress. Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Army surgeon general, testified at a House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee on Mental […]https://www.defencetalk.com/funding-for-mental-health-research-yielding-results-47459/

DefenceTalkThe tongue is an amazing organ. Thousands of nerve fibers in it help us eat, drink and swallow. Without them, we would not taste. The tongue helps us speak. Quietly, its surface defends our bodies from germs. Yet for everything the tongue can do, perhaps one of its most exciting roles is to serve as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/mouth-device-in-clinical-trials-as-possible-treatment-for-tbi-46854/