Michael Jernigan

  • Video Feature

    Dec 16 2010

    Veterans' Families: The Social Impact of PTSD

    The story of war on the home front isn't complete without understanding its effect on military families.

  • Video Feature

    Dec 16 2010

    21st Century War: What Journalists Need to Know

    Photo: Baker Boys: A soldier kneels in front of Iraq's horizon.

    Researchers, clinicians and a retired Marine talk about how multiple deployments and the threat of grievous physical and psychological injury make it difficult for a veteran to make the journey home; part of Dart's Videos on Veterans series. 

  • Video Feature

    Dec 10 2010

    How to Interview Veterans

    Journalists interviewing service members returning from war need the standard skills of humility and empathy – but they also need to do their homework. In this video from Dart's Videos on Veterans series, journalists, a clinician and a retired Marine explain how it's done.

  • Video Feature

    Dec 9 2010

    PTSD and the Hidden Wounds of War

    Everyone has heard of PTSD, but veterans, clinicians and scientists say most people misunderstand not only the disorder, but the other ways that war affects individuals and families.

  • Video Feature

    Mar 1 2010

    Why Report on Veterans?

    Photo: Kimberly White / Reuters Pictures: The son of an Iraq war veteran at ...

    When veterans come home, they bring their experiences back to their loved ones and communities. Veterans advocate Paul Sullivan and other experts talk about how local news media can best report this national story.

  • Blog Post

    Jan 8 2010 1:52 PM

    Challenging Conventional Wisdom About PTSD

    Conventional wisdom about the psychological impact of war on soldiers turns out to be not very wise at all.  While public awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder has increased dramatically in recent years, in the minds of many it represents everything bad that combat can do to the mind and spirit. And the very term "disorder" implies a permanent condition from which there is little hope for recovery. More »

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