What Is PTSD?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that follows a life-threatening event. Intense emotions cause chemical changes in the brain and these changes can ...
I spent a year in Iraq, between April 2003 and April 2004, with the 4th Infantry Division. My time in Iraq was pure hell. I was part of 100+ raids and, often, I was the first one in, kicking...
In this final video of three, Chris Raissi talks about his falling out with his recruiting chain of command, dealing with post-war stress, and one unceremonious way out of the Corps. If you missed the...
Stories from a Wartime Psychiatrist
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Soldiers suffering from PTSD return to civilian life. They no longer reside in the battle zone, but their minds remain in combat. Intersections, construction sites, fireworks on the 4thof July… might...
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After returning from the Iraq war Greg Dalrymple was diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The anxiety disorder causes Greg to feel scared in confused during everyday activities. As the...
One might think it’s unusual for a man in his mid-forties with a private practice in psychiatry, with a wife and two kids, and with and a comfortable home in the Milwaukee suburbs to enlist in the U.S...