Should Veterans ever end up Homeless? Veterans are men and women who have fought to protect our right to be free. These people put their lives on the line; risking the loss of bones‚ organs or even memory. These are extraordinary human beings if I say so myself. They deserve to be treated like royalty‚ yet more than 67% of the homeless population have served for our country for at least than 3 years. 47% of them served in the Vietnam War. This goes to show how “united” the United States really is
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pride in our modified Trauma and Drug Use Intake Form (TDUIF) which will be administered to all of our potential clients (Beall‚ Larry‚ 2001). We have found that comorbid issues are highly correlated with most Stress issues‚ especially our military veterans and believe it’s in our clients’ best interests if we administer an intake protocol that addresses this before we proceed any further. It should be noted that if the client’s answers reflect potential comorbid issues based on our intake questionnaire
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Signs and Symptoms The symptoms of PTSD usually begin within 3 months of the traumatic event. However‚ sometimes they surface many years later. The duration of PTSD‚ and the strength of the symptoms‚ vary. For some people‚ recovery may be achieved in 6 months; for others‚ it may take much longer. Bad dreams Scary thoughts you can’t control Staying away from places and things that remind you of what happened Feeling worried‚ guilty‚ or sad Feeling alone
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and domestic violence to events that took place while serving in the military. Research shows that in one out of ten Americans‚ the traumatic event causes a cascade of psychological and biological changes known as post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD‚ posttraumatic stress disorder‚ changes the biology of the brain. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and PET (positron emission tomography) scans show changes in the way memories are stored in the brain. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is an environmental
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observational longitudinal study to discover whether or not there is a relationship because Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)‚ and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms (PTSD). Mette Senneseth‚ Kjersti Alsaker & Gerd Karin Natvig‚ conducted this study. According to the journal‚ the aim of the study was to examine HRQoL and PTSD symptoms in the people that attend Accident and Emergency departments (A&E)‚ due to the fact that they suffer from some type of psychosocial crisis (Alasker et al. 2011‚
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differently and the effects and symptoms of PTSD are frequently different with each person‚ they all suffer from the same disorder. Post-traumatic Stress or more commonly known as PTSD is a regular reaction to an uncharacteristic experience that is far outside normal human experience‚ causing substantial distress and damage to a person mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally. When people have experienced a tragic life experience‚ many develop symptoms of PTSD because of the tragedy. Tragic experiences
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disorder (PTSD). These factors interfere with the emotional processing of the traumatic event (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). These factors include painful emotions‚ which leads to avoidance which thus maintains the PTSD (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). Therefore the analysis of these maintaining factors provides the basis for current approaches to treatment and intervention which will support the individuals in challenging these factors (Edwards D. ‚ 2005). A large number of people who experience and suffer from PTSD do not
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3000 homeless shelters in America. (Homelessness in the United States) Veterans in America are much more likely to go on the streets rather than someone that has never participated in the military (Homelessness in America). About one in four homeless people are veterans but there are only 11% of the US nation former veterans. (Veterans make up 1 in 4 homeless). When veterans come home from war they get all kind of benefits‚ e.g. loans‚ free health care and further education. Homeless veterans are
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When we think of veterans returning home from either from a tour in a combat zone or from completing their service to our nation. Veterans today are facing numerous problems such as: Readjustment‚ PTSD‚ Unemployment and homelessness. These are just a few of the many issues that they are facing when returning home. As a veteran I can say one of the biggest issues we have faced was that of readjustment to a civilian lifestyle from a military lifestyle. Service members are used to order and the feeling
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: PTSD Kelsey Bridges University of Hawaii at Hilo Post Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ also known as PTSD‚ refers to deep emotional wounds. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories‚ nightmares‚ social withdrawal‚ jumpy anxiety‚ and insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience (Myers‚ 2011). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder categorizes it self as one of the anxiety disorders. Post Traumatic Stress
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