PTSD In Combat Veterans Essay

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PTSD in Combat Veterans General Overview
It is hard for veterans to readjust to life out of the military. For all veterans, there common symptoms such as feeling on the edge, being inclined to panicking or exploding, feelings of numbness and disconnected. These are indicators of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. After experiencing a life-threatening event, a person might have exposed to nightmares and flashbacks, feeling of depression, anxiety or guilt, lack of sense of self. After such an event, nervous system breaks down and mind detaches from the body. Since trauma is a psychophysical experience, it is not had to be accompanied by bodily harm. The autonomic nervous system is affected which is indicated in the DSM-IV-TR as having persistent …show more content…

Among Vietnam veterans, hostility and anger level is higher compared to people who has not diagnosed with PTSD. The consistent relationship between anger and PTSD may exist because anger functions to facilitate emotional disengagement. We already know that emotional disengagement is a symptom of PTSD as indicated in DSM-IV. Apart from the relationship between PTSD and hostility and PTSD and anger, veterans who have PTSD are more prone to act aggressively. Most studies reveal that aggressive behaviors and hostility expressed by veterans with PTSD in their intimate relationships. It is reported by their spouses, aggression is a major concern in families of veterans with PTSD. (Jakupcak, ve diğerleri, 2007)
Recent findings suggest high rates of post-deployment mental health disorders, including symptoms of PTSD experienced by approximately 10% to 20% of returning servicemen and service women. Furthermore, many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans may be suffering from subthreshold levels of PTSD. (Jakupcak, ve diğerleri, 2007) Subthreshold levels of PTSD found in veterans have been shown to be associated with physical and mental health impairment, as well as limitations in occupational and interpersonal functioning. (Jakupcak, ve diğerleri,

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