Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Psychological Analysis

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From initially reading the article to incorporating psychological analysis of studies done in relation to post-traumatic stress disorder, allows one to understand that when sending soldiers into traumatic and helpless situations, repercussions occur if not treated properly from the beginning. There is a positive correlation between morbidity and mortality and the risk for suicidal behaviour in individuals with PTSD compared to the general population (Krause, Corts, Smith, & Dolderman, 2015). Many of these soldiers avoid seeking help because it is seen as being weak and leads to the end of their career in the Forces. What needs to happen is mental-health training should be continual and indispensable on and off the field (D'Aliesio, 2015). One

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