Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Paper Summary:

This paper provides an extensive literature review on soldiers and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and then explores the literature on the relationship between PTSD and domestic violence in particular. The paper relates that in most cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the army veteran relives and re-enacts the horror of their war experience in the form of domestic violence.

Outline:
Introduction
Review of Literature
Statement of the Problem
Method and Research Instruments
Discussion and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Doyle writes about a military report on the rate of suicides among American soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as reaching its highest in 26 years. Many of these soldiers were said to have exhibited symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, specifically repeated flashbacks of combat experiences. They belonged to an "overstretched" US Army, which was sent back to action more than in the past. According to the report, there were 99 confirmed suicides for 2006 as compared to 88 the year before it and 102 in 1991. Of this number, 28 were sent to Iraq and Afghanistan and twice as many were women sent to fight in the wars as those not sent. Causes were identified as "occupational" or "operational," destroyed relationships, legal and financial."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Family Physician (2003). What you should know about post-traumatic stress disorder. 2 pages. American Academy of Family Physicians: Gale Group
• Begic, D. (2001). Aggressive behavior in combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. 12 pages. Military Medicine: Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
• Buncombe, A. (2005). Virtual reality "war" helps treat troops traumatized by combat. 2 pages. The (London) Independent: Independent Newspapers UK Limited
• Business Editors (2007). Therapy battles war-related mental health conditions. 2 pages. Business Wire: Gale Group
• Doyle, L. (2007). Suicide Rates in US army highest in 26 years. 2 pages. The (London) Independent: Independent Newspapers UK Limited

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