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Works Cited Burton, Tracy. "A Soldier's Struggle With PTSD." //Military.com//. 29 Mar. 2008. Web. . This article talks about an American soldier, Brandon Garrison, who served in Afghanistan. He suffered from PTSD after returning home. He says his wife really helps him. He is having trouble receiving all the treatment he needs. Dryden-Edwards, Roxanne, and Melissa Conrad Stöppler. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Diagnosis by MedicineNet.com." //Medicinenet.com//. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. . This source is a medical site that talks about what PTSD is and what it's symptoms are. It's symptoms are reliving the traumatic event after the fact, and other things like that. It is caused by surviving a near death experience. Goodwin, Jim. "The Etiology Of Combat-Related Post-traumatic Stress Disorders." //PTSD Support and Information//. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. . This article talks about what happens to someone when they experience PTSD. Their life falls apart because the trauma they experienced is torturing them. "Soldiers' Stories . NOW on PBS." //PBS: Public Broadcasting Service//. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. . These NPR interviews with 2 soldiers, Jonathan Norrell and David Chavarria, talk about what they have gone through, and how they didn't receive proper treatment from the army. "Evolution of Shell Shock to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." //PTSD Support and Information//. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. . This source talks about how the idea of PTSD started with the idea that exploding artillery shells during WW1 cause damage to the brain called "Shell Shock". The treatment was administered afterward. In the Korean War the soldiers were treated on site which lowered the damaged it did and allowed them to return to fighting. It then evolved into Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after the Vietnam War. Tick, Edward. "Conversations Edward Tick, PhD On Asklepios, Dream Healing, and Talking with the Dead." ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE (2004): 1-14. Print.This article is about Ed Tick, a PTSD treater, who uses dream healing and other mystical ceremonies to help them. He says he always heard things and saw things. It is called Asklepian healing because it was practiced by the ancient Greeks, and there are records of it working. Daniel also is currently reading “War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” by Edward Tick but has not read enough of this to cite it. http://www.amazon.com/War-Soul-Veterans-Post-Traumatic-Disorder/dp/083560831X

//Sources about what PTSD is://

//"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Symptoms, Treatment, and Self-Help." //Helpguide.org: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges//. HelpGuide.org, 2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. <[|__http://www.helpguide.org/mental/post_traumatic_stress_disorder_symptoms_treatment.htm__]>.This cite was a basic overview of what PTSD is. WHen most people think of PTSD their mind automatically goes to men fighting on the frontline during a war. Actually any overwhelming experience can trigger Pot TRaumatic Stress Disorder. It also talked about many of the common symptoms such as: Reacquiring Nightmares with visions from the trauma, Flashbacks where you think that you are there, Feeling alone and emotionally detached from all others, Loss of interest in activities and life in general, Problems falling and staying asleep.

Sources about the data of PTSD from specific wars:

Tull, Matthew. "PTSD in Iraq War Veterans - Rates of PTSD in Iraq War Veterans." PTSD - PTSD Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment//. About.com, 25 May 2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. <[|__http://ptsd.about.com/od/prevalence/a/IraqWarPTSD.htm__]>.This source was strictly about the high rates of PTSD in Iraq Veterans. It had a lot of the depressing percentages from the Iraq war about the American Veterans. 27 percent of the people who served in the Iraq war showed that they were consuming dangerous level of alcohol. Over fifteen percent were in therapy. THe bad thing is that for the Veterans to get into therapy is very hard. Most of the vets that try to get into the program get rejected even though they are experiencing these symptoms because of the war. //

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"Obama Eases Benefits Process for Vets with PTSD - The Oval: Tracking the Obama Presidency." News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com. 10 July 2010. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. <[|__http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/07/obama-saturday-radio-adderss-veterans-ptsd/1__]>.This source talks about how President Barack Obama is trying to make it so more veterans can get treatment for PTSD. Before this lots of People who had been serving in the Iraq war and were starting to experience PTSD-like symptoms were often turned away. It is not fair to have our people serving our nation and then turn them away when they need treatment for something that happened when they were protecting us.Obama is trying to make is easier for those who served our country to get the treatment they leave so that once they are off the battle field they can try to live normal lives.