by Matthew Snow | Jun 4, 2013 | Monitor
By: Matthew Snow Together the tribe bears the burdens of war, while the American Soldier reflects in solitude, wondering who he truly is and how he can ever belong.
by Benjamin Plackett | Oct 4, 2012 | Monitor
The pentagon wants to use video games to keep tabs on soldiers’ mental health Photo:Remy Free/Flickr To do their job and to stay alive, troops need to be in shape. They need have the right equipment. And they also need to be psychologically sound. The problem is...
by Erik Goepner | Sep 27, 2012 | Monitor
By: Erik Goepner The prevalence of PTSD and mental disorders in weak and failed states is exacerbated by insurgencies, defying efforts break the cycle.
by Patricia H. Kushlis | Jul 18, 2012 | Monitor
By Guest Contributor Thomas Preece Tom Preece is a combat veteran and veterans advocate, a thirty year VA retiree, and author of The Last Lost Warrior a forthcoming novel based on his Vietnam and post-Vietnam experiences. The American military is in a war with itself,...
by Katie Drummond | Jul 3, 2012 | Monitor
Soldiers and veterans looking to alleviate the devastating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder might soon have a new way to help themselves. Strangely, it involves using their gray matter to control a videogame. The process is known as neurofeedback, or NF, and...