United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

active duty military and veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs reports eleven to twenty percent of veterans are diagnosed with PTSD (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2015). With respect to OIF/OEF Veterans, PTSD has been found to be a risk factor for suicidal ideation (Jakupcak, Vannoy, Imel, Cook, Fontana, Rosenheck & McFall, 2010). It is estimated twenty-two veterans commit suicide per day (Kemp & Bossarte, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to research veterans diagnosed with…

PTSD is one of the most common problems with soldiers these days. In this paper I will do my best to describe PTSD and certain symptoms and certain ways that one can help make process in their recovery. One in every three recruits will leave the service with at least some case of PTSD whether it be a light case or a heavy cases. (Mayo clinic staff.1) In several cases the symptoms become worse as the soldiers life progresses and causes families to break apart, divorce, ending friendships, and…

Thousands of veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, also called PTSD. Many of them have committed suicide from the pain of the disorder but many are also alive fighting through it. As a PTSD poster states “Having PTSD does not mean you are broken. It merely means you were put to the test and didn’t fall apart”. Studies show that only about half of the veterans who need mental health care seek treatment, some people get treatment from getting prescribed medicine, support animals or…

trauma and mental illnesses toward American veterans. Most Military services have exposed members to a range of injuries and family pressures (.U.S Department of Veteran Affairs,2014). In August of 2012, President Barack Obama placed Executive Order directing Federal agencies to create a National Research Action Plan (NRAP) to reduce factors that contribute to these problems (Office of the Press Secretory,2012) The NRAP is a combination of Veterans affairs (VA), Departments of Defense (DOD), and…

Although a war is fought between nations,it is really fought by individuals who stand to lose everything in the process.The things the nations lose is nothing compared to what each and every soldier loses. Even after the war is over and the soldiers go home to their families,the war isn't over for them.The actual war is over,but the war in their own head has just began.Many soldiers can't adapt to their lives after the war.Sometimes they aren't ever the same.Some soldiers get mental…

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? “According to the American Psychiatric Association, Post-traumatic stress disorder is known to be an anxiety disorder that resulted from a particular tragic or terrifying incident stimulating major stress. Individual with PTSD normally have constant frightening thoughts & memories of their past encounters, this makes them emotionally numb to their close relatives or friends. PTSD knows no age limit or barrier, it can happen at any age. This disorder…

home after spending time in the front lines, they find it difficult to adapt to everyday life. In the talk “A War Reporter: The Real Cause of PTSD,” former war correspondent, Sebastien Junger, states that our lonely society makes it difficult to come home from war. Junger analyses why it is hard for war veterans are unable to adapt to life back home. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Having worked as a reporter for 15 years in Afghanistan, Junger saw the traumatic effects of war on the…

what I care about and what i'm grateful for,and ther great veterans that support our country I am grateful for all the people that put their life on the line to help our country. It would be very hard to have our country be strong and together let alone stand,without our great volunteers that risk their lives to serve our country. These great people help and protect our great country. I salute these people now lets get started. For veterans,It must be very hard being away from home and…

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental illness that is rarely mentioned in today’s society, this is simply because only 7% of the worlds population has it. This might be the case, however, approximately 38% of World War II veterans expressed symptoms of PTSD. J.D. Salinger, the author of both “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” and “For Esmé – With Love and Squalor” fought in World War II and was hospitalized with a nervous breakdown at the end of the war and later diagnosed with PTSD. In…

As a veteran I choose to continue my service to the United States by serving as a Social Worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs. I have been working at one of the local VA Medical Centers for a little over a year. Initially I see my role as a broker; connecting my clients with support services they need with the hopes to grow into an advocate supporting my veterans. Serving as a champion for this population seems to be a no brainer for me; as I believe that foundational piece is critical…