Yesterday I did a radio inter view with Dr. Harris Stratyner renown substance abuse expert on his show called, "Here's to your good health." Harris asked me about PTSD and other vet topics. I began to express to him an idea that I am working on, which is that PTSD which stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder may also have a second meaning Post Traumatic Society Disorder. The premise of this idea is that PTSD is a diagnosis which in 1980 was placed in the DSM manual of mental health diagnosis. This was great for vets coming home from war to get treated by the VA. The down side of this is that it put the onus of responsibly for the treatment of PTSD on the individual, and the health care system. What I am learning is that the responsibility for healing PTSD belongs much more on the society that has sent its people to war, than on those who suffer the effects of war. Therefore I think that Post Traumatic Society Disorder may hold more truth and certainly places the responsibility squarely where it belongs.
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Larry
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