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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has gained recognition in recent years because of its emergence in many Vietnam veterans. Victims tend to relive over and over a particularly painful or stressful situation and often have nightmares about the event. Rape, beatings, incest, sexual abuse and catastrophic accidents can ... trigger the disorder.
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This comes on the heels of the Washington Post article which discredits the information given in negative ads and a book about Kerry's service in Vietnam. On Friday, the New York Times ran a story laying out all the various links between the swift boat group and the Bush campaign.
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The Dialogue Group has generated a series of articles to draw the attention to the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam -- as well as the current breakthroughs and the need for more partners to join the effort. The Aspen Institute, a Washington-based think tank and meeting center, is launching a series of briefings and policy papers to engage key leaders.
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These factors include a housing market that is far tighter and more costly than it was in the Vietnam era. Expert observers ... contend that the nature of the current conflicts, including the near-complete blurring of combat versus non-combat zones, will generate higher rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other mental health traumas. A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association documented that 19 percent of soldiers who served in Iraq screened positive for the signs and symptoms of a mental health disorder.
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