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Mental health Nursing

Running Head : Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in war veterans

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in war veterans

Introduction

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD ) among the war veterans remains one of the most disturbing mental disorders in the society due to its critical effects on the affected individuals , the community , and most importantly the seemingly lack of good will to address it by the authorities . Most authors are fuming with anger from shocking revelations of this disorder . In his

view , Rothschild (2006 ) laments on what the future holds for the younger generations . It is from these deep concerns about the extent , implications and addressing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD ) that this paper critiques some of the articles on the subject on war veterans

Summary of the articles

Jones , Young and Leppma (2010 ) assess PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI ) among the war veterans retuning from both Afghanistan and Iraq This article brings out PSTSD as a common disorder for soldiers returning from major wars . The Department of Veteran 's Affair and Department of Defense are further indicated to have been applying the 2007 Presidential Commission on Care for America 's Returning Wounded Soldiers (PCCARWS ) to facilitate prevention , rapid diagnosis and treatment for PTSD . Jones et al (2010 ) further explain that PTSD occurs when a soldier experiences extreme traumatic events which constantly recur in them and depicted in form of anxiety , depression and even stress disorders . The article further notes that Post Traumatic...

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