New concerns about veterans and PTSD
May 9, 2011
By Bryan Navarro
WHITE CITY, Ore. -- A SWAT team stand off with a veteran has health experts concerned about PTSD, or "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder."
The stand-off happened Sunday evening in Rogue River and ended with the subject committing suicide.
Police officials did not return calls regarding the incident and could not comment whether post-traumatic stress disorder played a role.
Veteran psychologists say it may be easy to categorize actions as PTSD symptoms, but it can be harmful to do so.
Officials with the V.A. Dom in White City say the percentage of veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD is between 30 and 40% of all vets.
They believe the number of veterans diagnosed with the disorder has increased during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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New concerns about veterans and PTSD
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