From a new bill that expands our efforts to treat military members with PTSD to a controversial experiment trying to predict it, the country was buzzing with PTSD news this week.

Here are our picks for the top 5 stories that you might have missed:

1. The Many Faces of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – “Because what you have left to live for is the rest of your life.” Matt Gutman writes about PTSD in light of the Fort Hood Tragedy.

2. Teague Basks in Success of PTSD Bill – A win for warriors suffering from PTSD, getting more of the support they need.

3. The Hell of PTSD – An intimate look at a soldier’s struggle with PTSD by Tim McGirk.

4. Military Experiment seeks to predict PTSD – New study asks the question “Can we identify a person’s risk of getting PTSD?” and looks for the answer.

5. Military PTSD Study Way Off Target – Diana Hartman’s insightful perspective on the experiment linked above.

And here is a sixth story that is developing for next week:

6. Vietnam Vet Stages Hunger Strike in Front of White House to Raise Awareness About PTSD – Ongoing story of Thomas E. Mahany, a veteran who’s been on a hunger strike since Veteran’s day.