i have to write a paper on post traumatic stress disorder, and how it impacts iraq and vietnam veterans. so i really nee some help looking for articles, and some ideas,okay so please help me out guys
How does post traumatic stress disorder effect war veterans?
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The number one result is reaction to loud noises. Even individuals that used to go to clubs may not want to step foot anywhere near them again. Additional sound may also cause disorientation. Depending on the severity of the post traumatic stress disorder the individual may not be able to socialize as they once had, mainly because of too much stimuli.
well first off, everyone can get post traumatic stress from anything, its all mental, and i have it to be honest. Its not something you can control and its not something that is left unnoticed. You often catch yourself going through random flashbacks of a stressful situation. like I’ve noticed that when Im playing a video game, doesnt matter which game, but i was playing it and all of a sudden i was thinking about the stressful time that caused the post traumatic stress. and its like you re-live it temporarily, but some time had gone by because i had died on my game and my little sister had come in and asked me what i was doing. it causes bad dreams and makes you want to not sleep. depending on how bad it is. it just overall isnt something that is tolerable for very long
I think that ptsd regardless of the actual cause can have the same symptoms. So thinks like nightmares, aggression, panc attacks etc could all be symptoms.
This page goes into more detail about the condition
http://www.stress-relief-workshop.com/post-traumatic-stress-disorder.html
Have a look at this website http://www.tir.org/research_pub/cases.html .There are loads of other items over the TIR website so have a good look round.
PTSD is a mental injury which leaves the sufferer re-living the mental hell of extreme experiences if certain circumstantial stimuli recur in later life. The classic would be a combat vet hearing an unexpected loud noise and reacting as if they were back in the midst of battle. But there are many other instances, for example a car accident victim refusing ever again to go anywhere near the scene of the accident. This is typical avoidance behaviour & is described in the wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTSD . So PTSD affects many people, not just combat vets. In fact the military services are pretty darned good at helping their soldiers through the critical first few hours & days after such incidents so they can deal with what happens & many don’t go on to develop PTSD after incidents that would leave most of us completely unable to function rationally.