31% Tucson veterans diagnosed with PTSD

More Arizona Vets Seeking Treatment for PTSD
November 4th, 2007 @ 11:26am
by Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) _ Arizona Army National Guard Sgt. Lisa Hernandez rocks back and forth and tears begin to fall as she talks about her effort to return to civilian life after returning to Tucson from Iraq two months ago.

Hernandez, 38, is divorced with sole custody of the four children she left behind when she was deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

She is one of 462 war veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder from among the 1,483 veterans who have sought medical care at the Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs medical facility in Tucson between Oct. 1, 2006, and Sept. 30, 2007.

Nationwide, the number of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans diagnosed with PTSD at VA medical facilities jumped by nearly 70 percent in the 12 months ending June 30, 2007.

In Tucson, 31 percent of the combat veterans who have come to the VA for medical care since last October have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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