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    Ptsd and Alcoholism

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    Research The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans GRAD 716 Sullivan University Brent Casey January 21‚ 2011 The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate and analyze the lived experiences of Gulf War veterans who are in treatment or recovering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alcoholism. Approximately

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    Veterans and Ptsd

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    Veterans and PTSD Toni L. Enemy Hunter Psychiatric Rehabilitation/REHA 425 Professor McDermott October 29‚ 2011 Abstract The United States is seeing an increasing number of Veterans coming back from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) being diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is affecting the lives of men and women‚ their family and those closest to them. The goal of this paper is to give some general information for women and their families

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    I chose for my essay is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I chose this topic because it always interested me. It was interesting the way people acted towards certain things around them. I assumed that there would be only a few treatments for PTSD like group therapy. I did not expect to find as many treatments as I did. The research went over my expectations. I found my sources on Ebsco. I just typed in PTSD and psychotherapies. PTSD is a type of an anxiety disorder. It might occur after having

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    Definition: “Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks‚ nightmares and severe anxiety‚ as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.” By Mayo Clinic Staff PTSD symptoms: are generally grouped into four types: intrusive memories‚ avoidance‚ negative changes in thinking and mood‚ or changes in emotional reactions. Causes: -Inherited mental health risks

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    Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Rosenthal). PTSD is defined as re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and arousal‚ due to a traumatic event. The symptoms are either long lasting or have a delayed onset (Oltmanns & Emery‚ 2012). A traumatic event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or others‚ can create intense feelings of fear‚ helplessness‚ or horror (Oltmanns & Emery‚ 2012). This traumatic event then can lead to a serious anxiety disorder such as PTSD. Examples range from witnessing

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    PTSD In Beloved

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    Sethe’s past experiences literally haunt her and prevent her from being able to move on to the future because even though she was not physically someone’s slave‚ she still has to deal with her psychological PTSD. The suffering she felt as a slave‚ getting her milk stolen‚ and murdering her own child interfered with her ability to get up and move on to a brighter future. Every step she took‚ every choice

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    violent adolescents who were trained to devastate. Now that some of these age old wars are ending‚ the question of what to do with the many child combatants is becoming a hot debate. Despite some people believing otherwise‚ former child soldiers should not be given amnesty because the lives they go back to are not good‚ amnesty

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    Ptsd Reflection

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    Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disease that is triggered by a traumatic event. I have been struggling with PTSD‚ major depression‚ and anxiety for the past seven years of my life. It stinks to have to live with a mental illness. There’s so many people that just push them aside and just think they’re all make believe. They aren’t in my shoes. They haven’t been through what I’ve been through. What triggered my PSTD was that my father passed away when I only ten years old.

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    The use of child soldiers has been an issue since World War II. In discussions about the use of child soldiers‚ one controversial issue has been whether these child soldier should be granted amnesty or be prosecuted. On one hand‚ it is argued that child soldier should be prosecuted for their “crimes”. On the other hand‚ it’s argued that child soldiers should be granted amnesty. Child soldiers should be granted amnesty because they were forced to kill due to coercion‚ they were drugged and brainwashed

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    Child Soldiers By: Morgan H Have you ever held a gun‚ did it feel wrong or uncomfortable‚ well there are some kids that use one everyday‚ but are they using it on the right thing?. Child soldiers are kids as little as 8 years goes and fight for their country because they think they are doing the right thing. Child soldiers should not be a thing because they are just kids they don’t deserve to be killed when their life is just starting‚ they deserve to have a clean slate‚ they shouldn’t

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