PTSD did what to whom? Something to think about this Veterans Day: As I See It

Chris Engel 11/11/134:20 PM

"While journalists have a responsibility to report the news and spur high ratings, as professionals we have a duty to defuse the hype and get the particulars about PTSD right for the public.

"The public needs to understand that individuals who separate or retire from the military and return to civilian life exchange one social structure for another—a structured culture for an unstructured one, a military culture for a civilian culture. Veterans are faced with learning to adapt to a change in culture and the passage of starting a new beginning in life and work...."

http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/11/ptsd_did_what_to_whom_something_to_think_about_this_veterans_day_as_i_see_it.html

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