Female soldier talks about the battlefield is still fresh on her mind

PTSD: THE WAR WITHIN WOMEN
Mothers, wives, and daughters all serve in the military. And women who served in combat zones continue to struggle with their war-time experiences when they're home.
Posted: 4:03 PM Sep 15, 2011

Mothers, wives, and daughters all serve in the military. And women who served in combat zones continue to struggle with their war-time experiences when they're home.

Research shows women are twice as likely to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder as men.

Now, one woman is talking about her problems to help others, but for Army Sergeant Megan Krause the battlefield is still fresh on her mind.

Megan served as a combat medic and struggles with the violence and trauma she experienced.

According to the Psychiatric Times, Archives of Internal Medicine, in recent years, nearly 20-thousand female veterans were diagnosed with PTSD and other war-related mental disorders.

Research shows women are four-times more likely than men to have long-lasting PTSD. In one study it took women five years to recover compared to two years for men.

Another study found women vets with PTSD were more likely to suffer from arthritis, lower back pain, obesity and hypertension than women without the disorder. Therapists say the key is to acknowledge the symptoms.

Sergeant Krause is now a college graduate and helps other vets. She says a lot of counseling saved her.

In July, the government established new PTSD regulations to help simplify and streamline the claims process.
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