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Article: More on PTSD.(MAIL CALL: Letters from the Field)(Letter to the editor)
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- Soldiers Magazine
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- April 1, 2008
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I READ with interest the November letter about the veteran who had a negative encounter when trying to get help with PTSD--he said his leaders thought seeking help for PTSD was a sign of cowardice or an attempt to avoid work.
I assure you that this is not the common thinking among our leaders. I am a veteran of Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm, and I, too, have PTSD.
After my retirement in 1992, I went to the Veterans Administration hospital in Dublin, Ga., for help. I was seen by a doctor who ordered tests that confirmed I had PTSD. I was given medication that has really helped me, ...