PTSD study shows this is only the start of more to come

PTSD study shows this is only the start of more to come
Wounded Times Blog
Kathie Costos
June 22, 2013

There is a very large group of people in the US freaking out by the numbers we are already seeing coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. While reporters focused on successful current members of the military committing suicide, they avoided a larger number of members attempting suicide. The Department of Defense Suicide Event Report publishes a very detailed report on military suicides each year. The report for 2012 has not been released yet and that has us very concerned. Preliminary reports have exposed a very troubling sign of things to come considering the tally of suicide deaths has not made it into the headlines as new figures come in.

The LA Times reported that 524 service members took their own lives in 2012. The problem is headlines across the country had the numbers all wrong back in February. The Suicide Event Report for 2011 had the reported total of attempted suicides. This will give you an idea of how many wanted to die after serving.

Of the 915 Service Members who attempted suicide, 896 had one attempt, 18 had two attempts, and 1 had three attempts.

Reporters ignored those numbers much like they have ignored the numbers of veterans attempting suicide when they released that 22 Veterans a day are committing suicide. When you consider those numbers equal 8,030 a year, that is pretty shocking however the number of attempted suicides should have shocked all Americans.

Veteran attempted suicides

24,058 survivors of suicide attempted it with poisoning

5,425 Intentional self-harm by unspecified means

5,148 firearms

4,842 with sharp object

3,045 hanging, strangulation and suffocation

1,106 jumped off moving object

970 sequelae of attempts

The DOD has not figured out yet that the programs they spend billions on every year do more harm than good. They are still pushing "resilience training" as if it is a good thing. When asked to explain the rise in suicides, they pass it off saying that the numbers are high in the civilian groups too. What they do not mention is veterans are the largest percentage of them. They are 7% of the population yet over 20% of the suicides. If they mentioned this, it would awaken the American people to the nightmare we are facing for many more years to come while the DOD has been passing the agony onto families back home.

The numbers we are seeing are not the end. The numbers were are seeing are only the beginning and when you read the following out of Australia, you'll understand why we are screaming for this country to take action today!

PTSD Can Hide and Wait
Daily RX
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By:Sarah Wickline
June 21, 2013

Post traumatic stress disorder onset may be delayed for months or even years

(dailyRx News) There are no hard and fast rules about the timing of PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder. While some people may experience symptoms right after the trauma, others may have a longer delay.

In a recent study, researchers followed a group of people who had been injured in serious accidents.

The results of this study showed that PTSD symptoms presented for different patients at different times, from as early as their hospital discharge to as late as 24 months after discharge.

"Seek help if you're experiencing symptoms of PTSD."

Richard A. Bryant, PhD, professor in the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales in Australia, led an investigation into possible explanations for delayed-onset PTSD after a traumatic event.

PTSD is a mental health condition that can happen after experiencing a traumatic event in which a person has been injured or nearly injured.

Symptoms of PTSD include flashbacks, bad dreams, avoidance of places and people, feeling on edge, having angry outbursts and/or trouble sleeping.

According to the study authors, in roughly 25 percent of PTSD cases, symptoms don’t present until at least six months after exposure to trauma.

For this study, the researchers recruited 785 patients who had been admitted to one of four Level I trauma centers in Australia between 2004 and 2006.

The researchers assessed the participants at the time of their hospital discharge and three, 12 and 24 months after injury.

Overall, 58 percent of the PTSD patients and 41 percent of the patients without PTSD had mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBI).

The results of this study showed that at the time of hospital discharge, 613 patients had no symptoms of PTSD, 66 had partial symptoms of PTSD and 26 had full PTSD.

After three months, 575 patients had no symptoms of PTSD, 70 had partial symptoms of PTSD and 60 had full PTSD.

After 12 months, 559 had no symptoms of PTSD, 79 had partial symptoms of PTSD and 67 had full PTSD.

After 24 months, 553 had no symptoms of PTSD, 104 had partial symptoms of PTSD and 48 had full PTSD.
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Think about it. Think about what is coming. Think about how much we have already failed to do. Angry yet? Still feeling as if we take care of those who serve? If this is not enough for you to contact members of congress, add this report into what you have already read. PTSD also affects children of soldiers too.