End of article referenced is partly bull ., very wrong. Here is the last paragraph of article referenced: (quote)
" I think the problem is war itself," she said. "War changes a person. I talk to all vets. The same experiences we had coming home from Iraq are the same experience World War II (vets) saw, Vietnam saw, Korean War saw, so it hasn't changed. I think the real problem is probably just war itself ." (unquote) World War I war psychosis was called shell shock. Then WW II, Korea, it became battle fatigue. Then PTSD etc. But it is not just the names that changed. Common types of psychoses such as a soldier not being able to see but there being nothing wrong with his eyes, (he wanted to get back and help his buddies), were common in WW I and comprised a good portion of shell shock. By the time Nam rolled around such symptoms were almost unheard of. General trend: soldiers are becoming less in denial and far angrier. Afghanistan and Iraq worse still: In order to preempt the PTSD psycho pills are now handed out to troops as much as they want. They dont even need to see a medic. Sarge has them! The army gets many more combat months/years out of each troop. But when done they are addicts on the streets and needing lifetime drugs etc. Yes, though, the problem is war itself. Attitudes changing. Michael > > Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Facing PTSD Join the Homeless > http://www.truthout.org/111308HA > Anna Sussman, The San Francisco Chronicle: "Ethan Kreutzer joined the Army > at the age of 17 and fought with the 19th Airborne in Jalalabad, > Afghanistan. When he returned home, he had no money, no education and no > civilian job experience. He soon became homeless. He slept in an alley off > Haight Street, behind two trash cans." > > > > >
