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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 What are the Long and Short term effects of PTSD? Loss of territories - productive land,industries and raw resources 2. Pain Suffering 1. Injury PTSDSOLDIERS PTSD is an intense physical andemotional response to memories of a traumatic event.Some PTSD patients re-live the event and have flashbacks and nightmares.Some avoid certain activitiesor places that remind them of the event Symptoms for PTSD do not always appear immediately or present in the same manner, Diagnosing the condition can be difficult for many doctors or pysicians. PTSD and Soldiers PTSD and Soldiers PTSD can vary in intensity from mild to extreme cases in which the sufferer has difficulty distinguishing friend from foe. 37 percent of Iraq soldiers had received a diagnostic stating that they are suffering from a brain injury. Other factors such as combat fatigue and separation from family are among other issues that service members face, both before and after deployment, and can lead to a very fragile mental state. Other factors such as combat fatigue and separation from family are among other issues that service members face, both before and after deployment, and can lead to a very fragile mental state. Experts say PTSD can increase anger, but there is no evidence that having PTSD increases the likelihood of committing a homicide. To complicate matters it's common for other conditions to occur with PTSD . For example, nearly half of women with PTSD also experience depression. Sources/Citations:* Accettola, Anna. "Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans." The 2000s in America Hackensack: Salem, 2013. n. pag. Salem Online . Web. 28 Jan. 2015. http://online.salempress.com.*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/masstrauma/factsheets/public/coping.pdf VA's National Center for PTSD : http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ National Institute of Mental Health: * http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/post-traumatic-stress -disorder-ptsd/how-is-ptsd-treated.shtm
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