A Personal Reflection — Capt. Will Norton

After graduating from Wake Forest University in 2003, Will was commissioned in the US Army as a Field Artillery Officer. He served 2 tours of duty in Iraq-- January, 2005, to January, 2006, and again from January, 2007, to March, 2008.  Will and his family now live in his hometown of Nashville, TN, where he teaches and coaches at Montgomery Bell Academy and is active in the National Guard. 
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The Silent Wounds of War

Much of the following information was excerpted from an interview between Dr. Tim Clinton and Major General (ret.) Bob Dees for Building Excellence in Faith-Based Counseling, produced by American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) 2009.

Combat fatigue has gone by many names.  In the Civil War it was referred to as soldier’s heart; in World War I as shell shock; in World War II as battle fatigue; and in the 1960s as Vietnam syndrome.  It was not until 1980 that the American Psychiatric Association gave the formal name, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and added it to its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-III. Read More

PTSD: An Interview with Dr. Joe Verga

From time to time we hear about PTSD in a news story particularly as it relates to military personnel.  Read More as Associates Director, Dr. Joe Verga, helps us understand some things about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.