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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop following exposure to an extremely threatening or horrific event.It is characterized by several of the following signs or symptoms: unwanted re-experiencing of the traumatic event—such as vivid, intense, and emotion-laden intrusive memories—dissociative flashback episodes, or nightmares; active avoidance of thoughts, memories, or reminders ...
Veterans can have difficulty transitioning from the military to civilian life. Many use their G.I. Bill or other education benefits; [40] this can facilitate the transition to civilian life. Veterans pursuing education, especially those utilizing the post 9/11 GI Bill, are more likely to have protective factors related to socialization and ...
As we prepare to recognize Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and National Veterans and Military Families Month throughout November, we must acknowledge a hard truth: 1,245 Michigan veterans took their lives ...
More military veterans died by suicide than the Department of Veterans Affairs had previously reported, a new study found.
Before the term post-traumatic stress disorder was established, people that exhibited symptoms were said to have shell shock [6] [5] [2] [3] or war neuroses. [8] [3] [9] This terminology came about in WWI when a commonality among combat soldiers was identified during psychiatric evaluations. [3]
A 2009 U.S. Army report indicates military veterans have double the suicide rate of non-veterans, and more active-duty soldiers are dying from suicide than in combat in the Iraq War (2003–2011) and War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). [3]
[4] [5] [6] A wide range of acute and chronic symptoms have been linked to it, including fatigue, muscle pain, cognitive problems, insomnia, [3] rashes and diarrhea. [7] Approximately 250,000 [8] of the 697,000 U.S. veterans who served in the Gulf War have enduring chronic multi-symptom illness. [9]
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