Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Signs Among Military Veterans

Bryant Livingston is a United States Army non-commissioned officer responsible for processing all administrative procedures for non-judicial punishment, administrative separations, and court-martial proceedings. In his 25 years of Federal service, Bryant Livingston was deployed to three war campaigns in Somalia, Iraq, and Haiti.

Military personnel exposed to trauma in a combat zone are at risk of acquiring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Those subjected to the highest degrees of military conflict stress, those injured in battle, those imprisoned as hostages, and those who exhibit severe war-zone reactions, including combat stress reaction (CSR), are most in danger.

Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) typically suffer from various co-morbid mental diseases, such as depression, other mood disorders, alcohol and substance abuse/dependence, and challenges directly related to the disorder's symptoms.

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder veterans face include recurring and intrusive reminders of the traumatic incident, such as upsetting memories, nightmares, flashbacks, extreme aversion to everything that reminds veterans of the traumatic experience, and exaggerated negative ideas about themselves or the world.