PTSD in Veterans

By: Jennifer S.May 4th 2010

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feeling keyed up

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The Future is Bright

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Army Sgt. Lenearo Ashford

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U.S. Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets, of Newark, Del.This image is used under a CC license from http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/20/health/main5722496.shtml

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7-8% of the population This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirudhkoul/3786725982/

5.2 million…in a given year.This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrmystery/25225484/

10% of women

5% of men

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50-90% of all adults and children

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What I got from this project

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Works Cited CBS News Health. “Experiment Aims to Predict PTSD.” CBS News. N.p., 20 Nov. 2009. Web. 4 May 2010.

<http://www.cbsnews.com/ stories/ 2009/ 11/ 20/ health/ main5722496.shtml>. This has given me information about the ways we can treat or prevent PTSDDohrenwend, Bruce, Dr. Personal interview. 23 Apr. 2010. All my questions were answered completely. I have found use for all this information in my project.

Drash, Wayne. “Vietnam vet with PTSD goes to Iraq: ‘It made me worse.’” CNN . N.p., n.d. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://www.cnn.com/ 2008/ LIVING/ 12/ 10/ ptsd.vietnam.vet/ index.html#cnnSTCText>. This gave me an insite from an actual veteran.

Landau, Elizabeth. “PTSD linked to higher post-surgery death rate.” CNN. N.p., 24 Oct. 2009. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://www.cnn.com/ 2009/ HEALTH/ 10/ 20/ ptsd.veterans.mortality/ index.html>. This has given me many of my statistics

Liberzon, Isreal, Dr. E-mail interview. 21 Apr. 2010. All my questions were answered completely. I have found use for all this information in my project.MSNBC. “1 in 8 returning soldiers suffers from PTSD.” MSNBC. N.p., 30 June 2004. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ id/ 5334479/>. This has given me some facts I have used in my presentation

The National Center for PTSD. “Frequently Asked Questions About PTSD.” United States Department of Veteran Affairs. N.p., 9 Nov. 2009. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ public/ pages/ faq-about-ptsd.asp>. This website has given me a lot of facts and statistics

- - -. “How Common is PTSD?” United States Department of Veteran Affairs. N.p., 20 Apr. 2010. Web. 4 Jan. 2010. <http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ public/ pages/ how-common-is-ptsd.asp>. This website has given me a lot of facts and statistics

- - -. “Trauma, PTSD, and the Primary Care Provider .” United States Department of Veteran Affairs. N.p., 9 Nov. 2009. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ professional/ pages/ trauma-ptsd-provider.asp>. This website has given me a lot of facts and statistics

- - -. “Treatment of PTSD.” United States Department of Veteran Affairs. N.p., 20 Apr. 2010. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ public/ pages/ treatment-ptsd.asp>. This website has given me a lot of facts and statistics

- - -. “What is PTSD?” United States Department of Veteran Affairs. N.p., 4 Feb. 2010. Web. 3 May 2010. <http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ public/ pages/ what-is-ptsd.asp>. This website has given me a lot of facts and statistics

Schlenger, Bill, Dr. Personal interview. 25 Apr. 2010. All my questions were answered completely. I have found use for all this information in my project.

“Study Tracks Stress Disorder Among Vietnam Vets.” NPR All Things Considered. Natl. Public Radio. 17 Aug. 2006. NPR. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://www.npr.org/ templates/ story/ story.php?storyId=5665198>. This podcast gave me many of the statistics I am going to use.