Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Sites for TVHS
From CRBSLS
This page was designed to support the students at Tech Valley High School as they begin their research on the topic of post traumatic stress disorder. The following sites were found using deep-web tools. Some overlap may be found. The sites below have been reviewed by librarians or researchers at colleges, universities and high schools in a variety of communities. In your TVHS NOVEL databases, try using the Gale product - Health and Wellness database. Also - try Proquest Platinum. Once you have defined all your relevant keywords, search these two databases using all of those different terms for a comprehensive list of full text articles to begin your background reading.
IN ADDITION TO GOOGLE AND BING, TRY THESE DEEP WEB SEARCH TOOLS:
Highwire. Excellent "deep web" search engine from Stanford University Libraries. Type into the search box. Use the terms "post traumatic stress disorder" and get over 20,000 hits. Too much! Add the words "combat veteran" to the search box and get a more manageable hit list. Lots of good, research-based, full-text articles here.
Clusty. Use the sub-categories on the left to narrow your topic.
MedlinePLUS Keep an eye on this page. At the bottom, you will see a link to "Latest News" including articles that have appeared even within the past few days. This may contain some of the most up-to-date thinking on this issue.
PubMed.gov the site to go to for medical information, treatments and diagnoses. Use the search box with your keywords.
TO GO DEEPER:
Open CRS. This is part of the Congressional Research Service. Use the search box to find Congressional Reports (government documents) that might include information on your topic. I found several reports related to veterans including casualty reports, reports on homelessness, suicide etc.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Military: A Selected Bibliography. The U.S. Army War College Library has compiled a bibliography with many live links here. This document is 26 pages long and is highly inclusive. You'll find a lot of information here. If there is not a live link in the citation, that indicates a paper document. Take the citation to your school or public librarian and ask them to get the item for you through Interlibrary Loan. This process takes time depending on where the document is housed and where it is coming from. I strongly recommend you check this first and, if you need to order materials, get the process started right away so that you have your materials in time to meet your timetable.
Iraq War Veteran's Organization Includes Support Groups, Resources and other links for this group of war veterans.
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Use the search box in the upper right corner. Don't be afraid to click on "providers and researchers" to drill into this database.
Dave Baldwin's Trauma Pages Dave Baldwin is a practicing psychologist in Eugene Oregon with a reputation as a specialist in trauma. Use his search box on the right to type in your terms such as "combat veterans" to drill into research articles and studies that he has posted.
The Soldier's Heart Companion website to the Frontline series on PTSD. Click on "Readings" for some high-quality references. Click on "What the experts say for interviews and further references.
The Gift From Within This site is a collection of resources for families and survivors. In the center of the page, click on "Articles". There is an articles index with a specific link to "Veterans and their families". But remember that many PTS patients also suffer with issues of alcoholism and substance abuse, domestic and family violence etc. So don't fail to check those links as well, depending on your topic and interest.
Anxiety Disorder Association. PTSD is considered to be an anxiety disorder. Use the search box in the right corner to drill into the keywords that are relevant to your topic (ie: combat veterans, military families etc.)
American Psychological Association. Use the search box on the top left to enter your search term. Then scroll down to "New" Or "Monitor On Psychology Articles" for some "deep web" articles that you may not find through Google. You can also click on "Trauma" in the center of the main page (under Psychology Topics). If you scroll down, you'll find a reference to this "deep web" article Traumatic Stress:New Treatment for Children and War Veterans. Rich site!
National Alliance on Mental Illness On the upper right corner, use the search box to type in your keywords. I found some excellent "deep web' articles on combat vets in the Iraq war - this is a good site for you!
Disabled American Veterans. This site has a search box. Type in your search term and you will get a "powered by Google" search result list that focuses on recent legislation - both proposed and passed - relevant to support of returning combat veterans.
Center for Women Veterans - not just about women. What types of treatment and therapy are tried and true, evidence-based? What types are new and experimental? Find it here!
FindLaw.com Again, use the search box in this directory. Then - MOST IMPORTANT! - scroll down to the "News and Commentary" section at the bottom of the page. Here you'll find "deep web" articles about the most recent legal news about your topic (such as post traumatic stress disorder)!
PILOTS Database. You should know about this database. PILOTS stands for PUBLISHED INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE ON TRAUMATIC STRESS. You should have some good background knowledge and some specific research need before you use this. If you go here and type in "post traumatic stress" you'll get overloaded because the whole database is about this one topic. But you may find the perfect information here. If you find an "abstract" that means you'll need to work with a library to get a copy of the full text. Depending on your interest and need, it may be worth the wait.
Medline Plus: Veterans and Military Health. This site is designed specifically for health issues for military personnel. PTSD is just one topic covered here. Be sure to scroll down for "Latest News". There are some articles here about depression and, guess what? PTSD!
War At Any Price: The Total Economic Costs of the War Beyond the Federal Budget A report of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee 2007] This is a document loaded with charts, graphs and cost estimates, including the cost of treating injured veterans. Juicy
American Veteran's and Service Members Survival Guide. Downloadable document written for service members. Additionally, this site has a search box that you can use to drill into it. Also - a tab across the top called "Legislative Action" will lead you to the most recent bills, proposed and passed throughout the country.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Again, use the searchbox for your keyword, or just type in "combat veterans" and scroll through the articles on women veterans, suicide risks, substance abuse risks etc.
Primary Care Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. by JENNIFER TRAVIS LANGE, CAPT, MC, USA, CHRISTOPHER L. LANGE, CAPT, MC, USA, and REX B.G. CABALTICA, M.D. This is an excellent place to begin, with an overview of symptoms and treatments. September 2001. American Academy of Family Physicians.
How Traumatic Events Leave a Mark on the Brain. Royal Society of Chemistry. October 2007.to PTSD? How might brain chemistry inform us on this issue? Why might some people be more vulnerable than others? Brain chemistry? Neuroscience? Why might it matter?
Vietnam Veteran's of America. Many links here to services for Vets and advice on navigating the systems.
WebMD Site Clear clinical definitions, symptoms and treatment options for all sorts of PTSD.
Lithwick, Dahlia. "A Separate Peace: Why Veterans Deserve Special Courts". NEWSWEEK. February 22, 2010. p. 20. NOTE: Not a persistent link! If this link doesn't work, try a search in Proquest Platinum. Periodical publishers change their content frequently.
