Florida Matters: The Returning War Veteran: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Challenges (October 6, 2006)

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The Returning War Veteran: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Challenges

A recent military study found that about 20 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan had PTSD symptoms. Many more are simply having trouble readjusting to civilian life.

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Dr. Glenn Smith - of the James A. Haley VA Medical Center

Chaplain Jim Taylor - of the James A. Haley VA Hospital

Thomas Green - of the St. Petersburg Vet Center

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James A. Haley VA Medical Center

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National Center for PTSD

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Combat Stress Injury Theory, Research, and Management, By Charles R. Figley and William P. Nash, is published by Routledge and is available through: www.routledge-ny.com/

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