SongwritingWith:Soldiers Helps Write the War After the War

Darden Smith, Mary Gauthier, and other songwriters combat PTSD one song at a time

"...study found an average 30% decrease per individual of PTSD symptoms, and 25% reduction in depressive symptoms through their..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Atlantis

Ukrainian post-war drama finds a nation dealing with and healing from PTSD

"...they both work at a steel factory. When Ivan’s PTSD becomes too much, he jumps to his death, into..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story

Barbara Leaming's new biography makes the case that Jackie O suffered from PTSD

"...went undiagnosed for years; it was, after all, before PTSD was recognized as a medical condition, before its symptoms..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Smith

Weird City Hip-Hop Festival: Pharoahe Monch

Veteran MC on depression, rock bands, and his demise

"...Phaorahe Monch’s April release, PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, attacks social injustices with an..."

Sept. 26, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Thank You for Your Service

American soldiers return from Iraq and try to readjust to civilian life

"...Thank You for Your Service tackles the problems of PTSD and social neglect experienced by veterans returning from the..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Goodbye Christopher Robin

The story of A.A. Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh

"...It begins in 1918, as a badly rattled (read: PTSD) aspiring author Alan A. Milne (Gleeson) returns from the..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2017 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...terms with, for want of a better term, cowboy PTSD stemming from his reckless youth. Coats and Hamou-Lhadj have..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

A soldier returns home in Ang Lee's war movie

"...Meanwhile, the showtime fireworks and loud blasts rattle the PTSD-frayed nerves of the soldiers. A fast-talking manager (Tucker) is..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Why I Left Austin

Alejandro Escovedo's first-person account of leaving Austin last year after 35 years

"...immerse ourselves in someplace we were not familiar with. PTSD from the hurricane that interrupted our honeymoon had a..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Max

After sufferiong trauma in Afghanistan, a heroic dog is sent stateside

"...back stateside, unable to continue his service due to PTSD. In order to avoid being put down, he is..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mad Max: Fury Road

Glorious action cinema abounds on Fury Road

"...more pathos. Truly, this Max is mad, haunted by PTSD and stung by visions of long-gone allies and kin...."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Railway Man

Colin Firth stars with Nicole Kidman in this memoir about a WWII POW in Burma who, in the present day, still suffers repercussions.

"...runs on two tracks: the suspenseful dramatization of Eric’s PTSD and burgeoning romance with Patti in 1980, and flashbacks..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Least Among Saints

A combat veteran suffering from PTSD becomes the dubious mentor of a boy whose mother has just OD'd in this heartfelt drama.

"...suburban hometown and is afflicted by the demons of PTSD, way too much cheap beer, and a pending divorce..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Ounce of Courage

A dead veteran's family heals their loss through their "free speech" battle to save Christmas from the godless ACLU.

"...veinage and affronted "patriotism." This is a film about PTSD that's yet to happen: the banishment of Christ via..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Alice in Wonderland

Sadly, the mirth-to-muck ratio in Tim Burton's new film is deeply imbalanced.

"...he plays the lunatic hatmaker like William Wallace with PTSD. It works – sometimes transcendently so. The script riffs..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2012

Big. Dumb. Fun.

"...pretty much know the drill by now. 2012 is PTSD – Popcorn Thrills and Sappy meloDrama – supersized to..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

ATX6 Makes It to Asia and Back All in One Piece

Local music ambassadors “made it in and out just in time”

"...traumatic events changed my life nine years ago, causing PTSD that I’ve been recovering and healing from thanks to..."

March 11, 2020 Music Post by Leslie Sisson

Soldier's Heart

Thousands of Iraq War veterans will come home to face serious psychological problems and a system unready to help them

"...military and mental health experts predict the rate of PTSD will actually run nearly twice what the Army study..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Dan Frosch

The Psychedelic Renaissance and the Veterans Leading the Charge

Psychedelic healing around Austin and beyond

"...the conventional treatment the VA offers for those suffering PTSD. The doctors added that unless he was on meds,..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Iraq Comes Home

Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line

"...PTSD (and another little-understood cognitive condition, traumatic brain injury) has..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Question of Compassion for Travis County's Family Violence Court

A woman alleged rape. The man she accused went free. Should his attorney run our court?

"...of raping me walk free, dragged me for having PTSD, and attempted to violate the rape shield law." Samantha's..."

June 19, 2020 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Cherry

The Russos pull the threads between addiction and PTSD

"...In too many cases, there's a direct line between PTSD and addiction. In American pop culture, PTSD is directly..."

March 12, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Austin Chronic: I Can Now Legally Possess Cannabis Oil and Edibles

Meet the newest patient in Texas’ Compassionate Use Program

"...I'd been previously diagnosed with PTSD by a doctor who I saw because I was..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Column by Kevin Curtin

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...designed to increase education and awareness about depression and PTSD among first responders. "It's about figuring out what you..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

My Dead Friend Zoe

In this heartfelt dramedy, a vet is haunted by her dead platoonmate

"...including combat in Iraq, My Dead Friend Zoe tackles PTSD head-on with humor and empathy. The film – which..."

Feb. 28, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Unless Abbott Interferes, Daniel Perry to Serve 25 Years

"I know it’s never going to be the same again.” – Whitney Mitchell

"...May 9, saying that he suffers from autism and PTSD, conditions that make it difficult for him to react..."

May 10, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Local CBD Company Joins Together Coffee and Community

Small truck, big impact

"...a healing tool. Pilney has struggled with addiction and PTSD for more than two decades, and credits CBD –..."

April 16, 2021 Food Feature by Clara Wang

Collateral Damage

Assessing the cost of service for minority veterans

"...service. Seeking help for ailments, such as markers for PTSD, can prove hazardous to a career, says Whitfield. "One..."

July 17, 2015 News Feature by Kahron Spearman

After the Battle

Photojournalists capture life 'In War's Wake' at DAC

"...things were different – the world was colored by PTSD. The psychological impact of war on service members became..."

May 18, 2013 Arts Post by Natalie Zeldin

Bringing Real-World Trauma to Action Blockbuster Angel Has Fallen

Ric Roman Waugh flies on broken wings

"...make the original First Blood – a film about PTSD dressed up as a survival horror. Waugh said, "The..."

Aug. 23, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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