171,423 deployed Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans diagnosed with PTSD
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs (2010), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as a condition resulting from exposure to direct or indirect threat of death, serious injury or a physical threat” (VA, 2010, p.1).The recent analysis and reporting on PTSD by Veterans groups and the medical community is commendable. According to the [...]
Posted on January 26th, 2011 by The Frontlines
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