War on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
War on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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In this paper I plan to take a look how war and Post traumatic stress disorder has affect our country. Our country has been affected by many wars throughout history. Also our service members have had some issue once they return form combat. Not until recently have we put a name to it, which is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. PTSD has had huge effect on the public and is a key factor with the alarming rate of ex-military personnel that are incarcerated. Given PTSD complicated impact on society, we must make an effort to diagnose and treat PTSD. War is defined as a conflict carried on by a force of arms as between nation or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea or air. Our country has be a part of many wars throughout history. From 1775 in the American Revolutionary war to the War on Terrorism that began in 2002 and is still taking place today. The men and women service members have been affected both mentally and physically. The mental issues can come from a physical injury but most come from overwhelming stress. Many things can become a stressor while a person is in a war zone or participating in combat.
The biggest stressor would be the fear of dying. Also just being away from loved ones or your normal way of life can be stressful. This can become an issue when soldiers come back home. Many times you may hear someone say “the war made him crazy” in most cases this is not true. The truth is whatever way the soldier had to act or behave to deal with stress or to stay safe. This brings us to the issue of Post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a new thing to most of us, but it has been issue for years. Some case has been linked back to the Vietnam War. When veterans from the Vietnam War were having mental health issues, many blamed the orange agent. Recently Veteran Affairs have said some of the mental health issues from that era because of PTSD.
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In this paper I plan to take a look how war and Post traumatic stress disorder has affect our country. Our country has been affected by many wars throughout history. Also our service members have had some issue once they return form combat. Not until recently have we put a name to it, which is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. PTSD has had huge effect on the public and is a key factor with the alarming rate of ex-military personnel that are incarcerated. Given PTSD complicated impact on society, we must make an effort to diagnose and treat PTSD. War is defined as a conflict carried on by a force of arms as between nation or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea or air. Our country has be a part of many wars throughout history. From 1775 in the American Revolutionary war to the War on Terrorism that began in 2002 and is still taking place today. The men and women service members have been affected both mentally and physically. The mental issues can come from a physical injury but most come from overwhelming stress. Many things can become a stressor while a person is in a war zone or participating in combat.
The biggest stressor would be the fear of dying. Also just being away from loved ones or your normal way of life can be stressful. This can become an issue when soldiers come back home. Many times you may hear someone say “the war made him crazy” in most cases this is not true. The truth is whatever way the soldier had to act or behave to deal with stress or to stay safe. This brings us to the issue of Post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a new thing to most of us, but it has been issue for years. Some case has been linked back to the Vietnam War. When veterans from the Vietnam War were having mental health issues, many blamed the orange agent. Recently Veteran Affairs have said some of the mental health issues from that era because of PTSD.