Veterans and post-traumatic stress
source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/24/ptsd.struggle/index.html?iref=newssearch
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Kris Goldsmith enlisted in the army after finishing high school, and was subsequently sent to Iraq. After four years of active duty, Goldsmith is just one example of an Iraqi veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress. "You get used to scanning what everybody's doing. Your brain just starts working so fast and it's purely instinctual because you want to know what everyone's intent is around you," said Goldsmith.
Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop after a life-threatening event, or a period of extreme stress. PTSD can cause people to become depressed, agressive, and emotionally deatched. Goldsmith began suffering from PTSD in 2005, upon returning from Iraq. "With PTSD comes anxiety problems, depression problems ... I get flashes of rage, which goes hand in hand with alcoholism I've been fighting since I got back from Iraq," Goldsmith said.
The last Pentagon study, published in 2004, stated one of six veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffers from PTSD, anxiety, or depression. A more recent study raised that estimate to one in five.
Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop after a life-threatening event, or a period of extreme stress. PTSD can cause people to become depressed, agressive, and emotionally deatched. Goldsmith began suffering from PTSD in 2005, upon returning from Iraq. "With PTSD comes anxiety problems, depression problems ... I get flashes of rage, which goes hand in hand with alcoholism I've been fighting since I got back from Iraq," Goldsmith said.
The last Pentagon study, published in 2004, stated one of six veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffers from PTSD, anxiety, or depression. A more recent study raised that estimate to one in five.
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