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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This pencil illustration attempts to visualize PTSD. Those that suffer from this disorder are constantly trying to regain some sense of the normalcy they had before events that caused pieces of themselves to go missing. This illustration was created by MSgt William Vance, Medical Multimedia Manager for the 59th Public Affairs Office. This image is 7.5x10 @ 72 ppi and is available up to 8.5x11 @ 150 ppi.

July 14, 2009

New approach to PTSD offers service members greater privacy, reduced stigma

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Service members seeking help for deployment-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder now have the option of being treated through primary care channels, thanks to a new pilot program offered at Wilford Hall Medical Center.The primary goal of this new research program is to offer effective therapy for PTSD within the primary care environment, where

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