Ptsd And Vietnam Traumatic Stress Disorder - 2427 Words

Richard Douglas Hum 310 tue-thurs PTSD and Vietnam Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is defined by the National Institute of Mental Health as a â€Å"disorder that develops in some people who have seen or lived through a shocking, scary, or dangerous events†. This being one of the titles strapped on to most returning veterans from war is an issue that is heavily debated and relevant to future war veterans. There is no known cure for this disorder and can be destructive to one who has it. This report will be going over 1) A brief history of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 2) Why does Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder pertain to Vietnam veterans specifically how the veterans helped PTSD be what it is today 3) Some evidence from other sources that†¦show more content†¦In World War II they changed to the title â€Å"Battle fatigue† and â€Å"Combat Stress Reaction† this is where the idea that war stressor actually causes a solider to have problem. Doctors were starting to take the symptoms a little more serious and were treating it with removal from combat for rest, of course eventually being sent back into combat later. With further growth in Psychiatric care and the American Psychiatric Association(APA) in the 1950’s and some later in the 1960’s, APA crated the DSM I/II (Diagnostic and Statistical Mental Disorders). With huge amounts of Vietnam Veterans interviews and further research in the 1980’s the psychological symptoms of PTSD were caused and created by the traumatic events of war time. There are still gray areas as to how to prevent this in war time and how to treat such a problem once one has it, but there is still ongoing research to this day. They are now up to the DSM 5 and are constantly researching these psychological problems. Such things like processing, classes, and psychological evaluations happen before release back to civilian life has been made for returning veterans in efforts to lessen the number of effected Veterans. Relevancy of PTSD to the Vietnam War Although the symptoms had not yet been titled Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Vietnam had a lot to do with the classification of the psychological trauma on the human brain. The returning veterans were a heavy part of the process in