As psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Shay says below “I really don’t like the term ‘PTSD.”   SFTT doesn’t like the term either and internally we prefer “PTS” or Post Traumatic Stress.  Clearly, there is a stigma attached to the term “disorder” but it also suggests – erroneously – that this debilitating problem of great personal and social significance is simply a “disorder” that can be medicated or treated and that the individual afflicted with PTS will soon

lead a normal and healthy life.

VA studies suggest (see below) that there is no “silver bullet” and as SFTT’s Medical Advisory Board has recommended, one needs to experiment with a number of treatment modalities to determine which one(s) are best suited for a Vet’s particular situation.   Certainly, it is more than medication and may involve extended job retraining and the acquisition of other practical life-skills to help returning vets on the path to a richer life.  Just because there is no easy solution, doesn’t mean that we need to turn our backs on these brave heroes.

Public Insight Network | Beyond PTSD to “moral injury”

“I really don’t like the term ‘PTSD,’” Department of Veterans Affairs psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Shay told PBS’ “Religion & Ethics Newsweekly” in 2010. “He says the diagnostic definition of “post-traumatic stress disorder” is a fine …

PTSD: The Futile Search for the “Quick Fix” | Guest Blog, Scientific …

Short-term TFTs are regularly prescribed by the VA, and yet, VA studies indicate that the majority of veterans treated for PTSD are still in treatment four years later (see Fig. 2). The military and VA want a quick fix, but that’s not …

The Truth About PTSD and America’s Military Veterans | Video …

There are few people who inspire more respect and admiration than our brave servicemen and women — those willing to selflessly serve their country and at times, even face death for the sake of others. While it is always a …

Families: Vets’ PTSD ‘like living in hell’ – NavyTimes.com

Families: Vets’ PTSD ‘like living in hell’NavyTimes.comUntil the day she wrestled a gun from the mouth of her drunken husband, the 37-year-old wife of a Tennessee Army National Guard sergeant thought she was holding it together. But then the flashbac …

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