A study by UC at San Francisco is trying to show that PTSD is prevalent in Iraq War and Afghanistan vets. Why are they so hot on this now? I believe it is another attempt by progressives to disarm the public.....this time they're focusing on veterans. The enemy to the left. Any documented case of mental illness of any kind is grounds for refusal in background checks and possibly confiscation of guns. Sure....everyone that goes there has some bad memories....but how low will be the standards?
This is one of the ways that Obama plans on taking our guns. He most likely plans on running them through the VA system and assuring that they are disqualified from private gun ownership because of the side-effects of serving in a war-zone.
I know. This is despicable. This is the thanks we get from our government for putting our lives at risk.
Here is the key passage in this study:
Study Shows Very High Rate of PTSD Among Veterans
by Mike Nichols on July 21, 2009
soldier crying sm Study Shows Very High Rate of PTSD Among Veterans
Almost 40 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans receiving health care from VA hospitals have one or more mental disorders.
A new study, published in the July 16 online edition of the American Journal of Public Health, reported this and other shocking news about the mental health of our veterans of the Middle East wars.
The study’s principal author, Dr. Karen H. Seal, an assistant professor of medicine and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, had even more distressing news. She said:
When the definition is expanded to include diagnoses of mental health disorders or psychosocial behavioral problems such as homelessness, or both, 43 percent of these veterans received these diagnoses.
If previous history with Vietnam-era veterans is any guide, the burden of mental illness will follow these veterans for many years to come. The research reported on in this post seems to back this idea up.
The findings of the study and its implications are detailed under the following headings:
How the study was conducted?
What were the findings of the study?
The incidence of mental illness among veterans is accelerating
It can take years for Anxiety Disorders such as PTSD to develop
What are the implications of the study?
Study Shows Very High Rate of PTSD Among Veterans ? Anxiety, Panic & Health
This is one of the ways that Obama plans on taking our guns. He most likely plans on running them through the VA system and assuring that they are disqualified from private gun ownership because of the side-effects of serving in a war-zone.
I know. This is despicable. This is the thanks we get from our government for putting our lives at risk.
Here is the key passage in this study:
Many veterans had several mental health problems. In fact, 29 percent of veterans with mental health issues were diagnosed with two different conditions, and 33 percent were diagnosed with three or more. Women were at higher risk for depression than were men, but men had over twice the risk for drug use disorders.
Study Shows Very High Rate of PTSD Among Veterans
by Mike Nichols on July 21, 2009
soldier crying sm Study Shows Very High Rate of PTSD Among Veterans
Almost 40 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans receiving health care from VA hospitals have one or more mental disorders.
A new study, published in the July 16 online edition of the American Journal of Public Health, reported this and other shocking news about the mental health of our veterans of the Middle East wars.
The study’s principal author, Dr. Karen H. Seal, an assistant professor of medicine and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, had even more distressing news. She said:
When the definition is expanded to include diagnoses of mental health disorders or psychosocial behavioral problems such as homelessness, or both, 43 percent of these veterans received these diagnoses.
If previous history with Vietnam-era veterans is any guide, the burden of mental illness will follow these veterans for many years to come. The research reported on in this post seems to back this idea up.
The findings of the study and its implications are detailed under the following headings:
How the study was conducted?
What were the findings of the study?
The incidence of mental illness among veterans is accelerating
It can take years for Anxiety Disorders such as PTSD to develop
What are the implications of the study?
Study Shows Very High Rate of PTSD Among Veterans ? Anxiety, Panic & Health
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