PTSD and the soldier.

[Nemo888]

Great show from American Public television on post traumatic stress. You can watch it online.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/heart/view/

 

[tomahawk6]

Info on the combat stress program.

http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/about/tl/factscombatstresscontrol.htm

http://www.hooah4health.com/mind/combatstress/bfatigue.htm

 

[sdimock]

Article on the CBC website that went up today.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/health/posttraumaticstress.html

 

[muffin]

Canadian Forces resources

http://www.forces.gc.ca/health/information/engraph/fact_sheet_ptsd_e.asp

 

[starlight_cdn]

Give Dave Grossman's "ON KILLING" a read. He covers the subject of PTSD quite extensively. There is also a section on medical providers in combat as well. Excellent read!!

A link to his website: http://www.killology.com/

 

[tomahawk6]

Strategypage article describing US psychological casualties in the war on terror. An estimated 30% of the troops that have served in theater have been treated for injuries ranging from diseases to combat wounds including 25,000 cases of PTSD,1775 ASTD cases,17500 cases of depression and 9100 with psychoses.

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20060709.aspx