War Veterans

With PTSD

By: Clint Brown

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Book

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How?

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Feeling Alone

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Feeling scared

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Stress

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Treatments

Exposure Therapy

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Medication

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What did I learn

Works Cited• Barnes, Julian E. “Veterans Struggle With War Trauma.” Los Angeles Times. N.p., 18 Apr. 2008.

Web. 19 Apr. 2010. <http://articles.latimes.com/ 2008/ apr/ 18/ nation/ na-stress18>. An article that discusses what is going on with veterans and the increasing rate of depression and stress disorder, and that many of these soldiers are not getting the proper treatment.

• “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Primary Suicide Risk Factor For Veterans.” ScienceDaily. N.p., 26 Aug. 2009. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. <http://www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/ 2009/ 08/ 090825151341.htm>.

• “PTSD Overview: List of Fact Sheets.” United States Department of Veterans Affairs. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. <http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ public/ pages/ fslist-ptsd-overview.asp>.

• “Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD.” United States Department of Veterans Affairs. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. <http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ public/ pages/ traumatic_brain_injury_and_ptsd.asp>.

• Workman, Jeremiah. “For Some Veterans, the Battle Continues Against PTSD.” Interview by Betty Ann Bowser. PBS Newshour. N.p., 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. <http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/ bb/ health/ july-dec09/ marine_11-11.html>.

• Zatzick, Doug. “Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Expert Interview With Doug Zatzick, MD.” Interview by Laurie Barclay. Medscape Today 11 Nov. 2008: n. pag. Web. 21 Apr. 2010. <http://www.medscape.com/ viewarticle/ 582690>.