On average, 17.22 people of of every 100,000 that suffers from PTSD commits suicide. This may not seem like many people but given that the U.S has roughly 350 million citizens, and that if all had PTSD, that’d be ~20,325,203 people committing suicide. Clearly, something just isn’t right in the treatment of PTSD patients. As stated in Bile, Thank You for Being Expandable, and PTSD Related Military Suicides, the current treatment- whether it be prescribed or self treatment- is highly inadequate and must be improved for the betterment of those suffering.
When you’re feeling unwell, don’t you want care now? It’s such an inconvenience to even wait just fifteen minutes for a person to see you, or a week for an appointment. Veterans from war make up the majority of PTSD patients, and they can end up waiting four months for an appointment! In the article Thank You for Being Expandable, the author Colby Buzzell states, “The wait was long-45 …show more content…
Unfortunately, malpractice is fairly common. When the author wanted to fling himself off the Golden Gate Bridge and went to see his doctor, he was told after asking for some medication that she could no longer prescribe him anything. Why? “Veterans were getting addicted,” she said, even dying from over prescription so doctors had been told to cut back on prescribing,”(Buzzell). This one comment shows the incompetence of the V.A. system and their doctors. With author, a veteran himself, saying “it’s a miracle I’m still alive dealing with the V.A for so long,”(Buzzell).
Treatment for Veterans, especially those suffering from PTSD, is inadequate and has been for a long time. Now is the time for action, to reform the system and give better care to the Veterans. The current situation is causing more lives than necessary and this can easily be changed by a few wide reaching
When you’re feeling unwell, don’t you want care now? It’s such an inconvenience to even wait just fifteen minutes for a person to see you, or a week for an appointment. Veterans from war make up the majority of PTSD patients, and they can end up waiting four months for an appointment! In the article Thank You for Being Expandable, the author Colby Buzzell states, “The wait was long-45 …show more content…
Unfortunately, malpractice is fairly common. When the author wanted to fling himself off the Golden Gate Bridge and went to see his doctor, he was told after asking for some medication that she could no longer prescribe him anything. Why? “Veterans were getting addicted,” she said, even dying from over prescription so doctors had been told to cut back on prescribing,”(Buzzell). This one comment shows the incompetence of the V.A. system and their doctors. With author, a veteran himself, saying “it’s a miracle I’m still alive dealing with the V.A for so long,”(Buzzell).
Treatment for Veterans, especially those suffering from PTSD, is inadequate and has been for a long time. Now is the time for action, to reform the system and give better care to the Veterans. The current situation is causing more lives than necessary and this can easily be changed by a few wide reaching