On May 12th, IAVA's Chief Legislative Counsel Patrick Cambell talked to Katie Couric about measures the military should take to give troops better access to mental health resources in theater and prevent them from reaching a crisis point.
This is a great tragedy and is yet another example of the need for effective treatment. As I have said before... and can be found in the comments on my channel... the intensity of the type of stress that these soldiers are under is resulting in very serious impairments to their stress response and metabolic disruptions that is causing in brain damage. "PTSD' is NOT a psychiatric diagnosis... it is a form of TBI known as an Acquired Brain Injury. It also requires more than therapy. More soon!
This is a great tragedy and is yet another example of the need for effective treatment. As I have said before... and can be found in the comments on my channel... the intensity of the type of stress that these soldiers are under is resulting in very serious impairments to their stress response and metabolic disruptions that is causing in brain damage. "PTSD' is NOT a psychiatric diagnosis... it is a form of TBI known as an Acquired Brain Injury. It also requires more than therapy. More soon!
OJulienLA 2 years ago