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traumatized people to engage in treatment rather than with NICE. Overall people who suffer PTSD with see results in a reduction of PTSD symptoms and reduction of depression as well as improved emotional state and the health of the patient. Health Services Research & Development (info from U.S. Department of Veterans…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Military Craigen, L. M., Cole, R., Paiva, I., & Levingston, K. (2014). Secondary traumatic stress and the role of the human service practitioner: Working effectively with veterans ' families. Journal of Human Services, 34(1), 38-51. This article looks at secondary traumatic stress (STS), one potential side effect of PTSD experienced by service members ' families. The authors first define and describe PTSD to include the stigma surrounding the mental…

continuously rising among returning veterans from the beginning of the Gulf War to the present. Alcohol and drug abuse are common among veterans, and as a result, they cannot keep their job, they might be cut off from their family members and most veterans find themselves homeless, this in turn affect the community. I think it is very essential to bring to the forefront the people who are sacrificing their love ones for this country. The communities that are receiving veterans should be aware…

some time. Exploring a veteran residential program that includes harm reduction as an evidence base practice, can be an incentive for William as he is still ambivalent about his drug use. Such programs exist in area and are provided by various…

because within military culture an individual is expected to remain strong and deal with problems without complaint (Milburn & Lightfoot, 2013). For those children of parents who serve in National Guard or Reserve units, the issues of lack of communication may be even more exacerbated because they have very few friends that share similar experiences and related emotional stressors. Secondary Trauma Stress. Surveys conducted among military families suggests that spouses and children of…

Abuse (Project TND), Project Success, project ASSERT(Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, Education, and Referral to Treatment) and SBIRT, and Teen Intervene, which all are school and community based that involve early screeing and intervention (Department of Health, 2016). In helping promote prevention youth substance use it does not lie in just one group can require a comprehensive approach which can address a range of risk and protective…

find the bomb. In reality, there was no bomb. Joe came home from the war with many challenges to overcome. One of the many challenges was that he stayed in fighting mode for a long. Coming home after the war veterans struggle, though they often try to hide it. When people think of veterans, they picture them as strong and courageous. Neighbors may see them as protective and selfless or very tough for being able to stay away from home a long time. Families watch the soldiers coming home fighting…

challenges in which they survived and the comparative mundaneness of everyday life. Almost all survivors will face this problem at some point in their life. One of the most common victims of this struggle are veterans. Jonathan Kirk Davis, in his article titled “How Do Military Veterans Feel When They Return Home From Combat?”, describes how members of the military treat one another when he says, “We are harsh with each other don’t often act with kindness or gentleness with one another”…

seeing their friends blow up or getting shot at and although there time passed from when they watched it, it is a traumatic experience. Dr. Wayne Jonas, a retired army medical officer, discussed many of the challenges military personnel as well as veterans face in the Escape Fire video. The video showed many active military troops taking a ridiculous amount of pharmaceuticals for the pain, stress and for the resilience of the body, but that could all stop with different techniques. Throughout…

Various commissioned and noncommissioned Officers in the United States Army have had significant impacts on the military. The Generals of World War II, Patton, Eisenhower, Marshall, and Bradley, swiftly come to mind. There are, however, other Generals who left a lasting impact once their service was complete. One exceptional individual was General Creighton Abrams. His long stint in the US Army stretched to include positions served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. During…