Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder #529

Posting Date: 02/05/2005

Ever since the first World War, people have coined terms like "shell

shock" or "battle fatigue" to describe the difficulties some veterans

face in returning to normal life after experiencing horrific battles.

The syndrome was finally given a name in the aftermath of the Vietnam

War: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Tens of thousands of veterans of

the Iraq war may also be vulnerable. But you don't need to be in the

military to suffer PTSD. Victims of rape or other trauma can also be

affected. We will find out how post-traumatic stress disorder can be

treated, and how families can support a member with this condition.

Guests: Harold Kudler, MD, Co-Chair of the VA Undersecretary for

Health's Special Committee on PTSD; Coordinator of the Mental Health

Service Line, Veterans Integrated Service Network; Associate Clinical

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Duke

University Medical Center; Staff Psychiatrist, Durham Veterans Affairs

Medical Center

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