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Thursday, December 21, 2006 12:00 AM

Post-traumatic futility disorder

Disillusionment with war is an overlooked psychological liability on the battlefield, experts say -- and could lead to higher rates of PTSD among U.S. soldiers in Iraq.

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  • Tuesday, December 26, 2006 08:11 AM

    From a VA RN

    I have one small thing to say, that I said before we (yes, we) chose to go into Iraq.

    When you ask young men to kill people for reasons that are not clear, you create a generation that will struggle for the rest of their lives to understand their actions. The military complex has yet to find ways to effectively deal with this issue and to simply tell sufferers to go to their nearest VA....The VA looks and sounds a lot like the military that abused these men.

    I am glad the authors of the article are trying to understand more about PTSD and it's causes.

    Let's hope they soon focus on better treatment and care for those who suffer from it.

    God bless all the soliers for their struggles.

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