Veterans with PTSD need our attention
Alamogordo Daily NewsDaily News Posted: 04/25/2010 12:00:00 AM MDT
Wednesday has been proclaimed by Gov. Bill Richardson as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day. Are you aware that more than 1 million Vietnam veterans suffer from PTSD and thousands more are or will be afflicted by our current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? PTSD is a major problem in New Mexico and our nation.
Medical practioners define PTSD as a normal reaction to an abnormal traumatic event. The disorder results in such symptoms as anxiety, depression, sleep disorder and isolationism. It severely affects a person's quality of life and the lives of their family, friends and neighbors. It often leads to violence, breaking of laws, illegal drug use, an overuse of alcohol, and often results in homelessness.
Because of the stigma attached to mental illness, those afflicted may go underground and not seek treatment.
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Veterans with PTSD need our attention
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