War in Iraq

PTSD on the rise

A recent study from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that the number of Iraq and Afghanistan vets diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder is rising rapidly, and some say the VA is failing to meet the mental health needs of returning soldiers.

Guests

• Matthew Friedman, MD: Executive director of the VA's National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He's a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at Dartmouth University.
• Ilona Meagher: Author of "Moving a Nation to Care: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and America's Returning Troops."
• Paul Sullivan: Director of Veterans for Common Sense. He is a veteran of the Gulf War and worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs from 2000-2006.

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• Minnesota Guard troops subject of war trauma study
  July 22, 2007
• Number of homeless vets is small, but growing
  March 14, 2007

Resources

• About Dr. Friedman
• National Center for PTSD
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Veterans for Common Sense
• About Ilona Meagher