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Mar. 1st, 2005
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Mar. 1st, 2005 10:35 pmnostalgia, soldier's heart, shell shock, battle fatigue
They are all old words for post traumatic stress disorder. Frontline this week is yet another aspect of the true cost of war: billions of dollars in debt, thousands of dead citizens, and tens of thousands of young men and women who struggle with the memories of constant fear, death, carnage, and the inhumane acts required of a soldier. It also talks about the stigma that keeps these people from seeking treatment.
They are all old words for post traumatic stress disorder. Frontline this week is yet another aspect of the true cost of war: billions of dollars in debt, thousands of dead citizens, and tens of thousands of young men and women who struggle with the memories of constant fear, death, carnage, and the inhumane acts required of a soldier. It also talks about the stigma that keeps these people from seeking treatment.