War is a critical engagement that does not end with the stop of guns t the battle field. More than 17,530 US troops in 2009 were hospitalized for mental disorders. Traumatic brain injury is the most prominent injury that occurs in war with more than 50% of all combat related casualties a result of brain injury. With the advances in treatment and evacuation, however, more wounded soldiers are surviving than they did just a few years ago. However, hundreds of thousands are coming home and suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder with a significant percentage of those who are suffering not realizing they have a condition (Lawhorn & Philpott, 2010). Good treatment centers now exist that can help wounded warriors with traumatic brain injury,
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There is a strong belief that there is an intersection between traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Both of these problems are often considered invisible injuries because they are not easily observed in those who suffer. In symbolic comparative analysis, it would be safe to assert that TBI and PTSD are similar, because the affected people may not appreciate that they are affected and need help. It is essential to understand how these two conditions exist concurrently. This has a great deal of impact on both military and civilian health …show more content…
There are main issues that create barriers to continuing quality of life in those who suffer from TBI and PTSD. The first presumption is that they struggle with social anxiety and the struggle to fit in the society; the second is that they have cognitive impairments especially concerning attention and memory, and the third is that they have anxiety about returning to college or getting additional training because of the injuries they suffered. Developing treatments for people who have concurrent TBI and PTSD will help soldiers and citizens in being able to get back to a more meaningful life because the issues that they are facing have been addressed. However, because of stigma that exists about mental issues, some patients do not even seek treatment because they fear the stigma that may arise afterwards. As matter of fact and principle, there is the overall feeling and inference that people who witness traumatizing events in the course of their lives must experience some form of trauma afterwards. A practical case and instance is the soldiers and military men who return to their normal lives after wars. Thus, the line and area of interest is usually to gauge with utmost precision and accuracy the extent of the trauma. This is question the effects of the trauma on the
There is a strong belief that there is an intersection between traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Both of these problems are often considered invisible injuries because they are not easily observed in those who suffer. In symbolic comparative analysis, it would be safe to assert that TBI and PTSD are similar, because the affected people may not appreciate that they are affected and need help. It is essential to understand how these two conditions exist concurrently. This has a great deal of impact on both military and civilian health …show more content…
There are main issues that create barriers to continuing quality of life in those who suffer from TBI and PTSD. The first presumption is that they struggle with social anxiety and the struggle to fit in the society; the second is that they have cognitive impairments especially concerning attention and memory, and the third is that they have anxiety about returning to college or getting additional training because of the injuries they suffered. Developing treatments for people who have concurrent TBI and PTSD will help soldiers and citizens in being able to get back to a more meaningful life because the issues that they are facing have been addressed. However, because of stigma that exists about mental issues, some patients do not even seek treatment because they fear the stigma that may arise afterwards. As matter of fact and principle, there is the overall feeling and inference that people who witness traumatizing events in the course of their lives must experience some form of trauma afterwards. A practical case and instance is the soldiers and military men who return to their normal lives after wars. Thus, the line and area of interest is usually to gauge with utmost precision and accuracy the extent of the trauma. This is question the effects of the trauma on the