Future Technology: What Does it Hold?
On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind. ~ Dan Lipinski
The major fault discovered in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars is the lack of a cure for PTSD. Medical professionals all over the world are working together to come up with a solution to are most pressing war issue. One major fear of people considering going to war is coming back a changed man or woman. Concerns of PTSD are constantly being discussed and analyzed, it is almost always brought up along with a conversation about war. It is hard to fight hard when fear is the only thing driving you. Not fear of death, but fear of survival.
According to the charts pictured on the right more than 25 percent of the soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who are treated for war related injuries are treated for PTSD. These soldiers are having a difficult time returning to civilian life and are still trapped in the war zone.
PTSD is possible to get over, but the sooner it is diagnosed the easier is to treat. There is no cure for PTSD just methods of teaching victims to cope and overcome their emotions. The most common treatments are Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Family Therapy, Medication, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (Help Guide).
The treatments work but leave much to be desired. Each treatment must be specifically tuned to the patient. Just as past experiences have shown first different methods are discovered and then efficiency is worked upon. Right now there is a treatment for PTSD, the problem is efficiency. With the number of soldiers suffering from post traumatic stress there must be a uniform treatment plan created that is proven to work for all cases.
According to the charts pictured on the right more than 25 percent of the soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who are treated for war related injuries are treated for PTSD. These soldiers are having a difficult time returning to civilian life and are still trapped in the war zone.
PTSD is possible to get over, but the sooner it is diagnosed the easier is to treat. There is no cure for PTSD just methods of teaching victims to cope and overcome their emotions. The most common treatments are Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Family Therapy, Medication, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (Help Guide).
The treatments work but leave much to be desired. Each treatment must be specifically tuned to the patient. Just as past experiences have shown first different methods are discovered and then efficiency is worked upon. Right now there is a treatment for PTSD, the problem is efficiency. With the number of soldiers suffering from post traumatic stress there must be a uniform treatment plan created that is proven to work for all cases.
PTSD therapies work but not as well as many would like. Many victims still suffer after treatment has finished.