Dr. Craig Bryan is the military’s number one go to guy for psychological disorders that come from serving in combat. He himself served in the Iraq war and now helps other veterans overcome the issues that are present after they leave combat.
The most common disorder that modern veterans are returning home with is post traumatic stress disorder. The amount of soldiers that are coming back to the United States and experiencing this disorder is increasing and the suicide rates of soldiers are following close behind. In the interview, Dr. Craig Byron tells us his job is to assist these men and women in their transition back to everyday life. The veterans are finding out the difficulty of change. He says they are trained to kill to protect others and they are basically trained to not fear death to accomplish their goals. The biggest issue with this mind set is the damage done to their mentality. The veterans no longer fear death so when they contemplate suicide they are more likely to go through with it as the average citizen will not. The veterans are also under more stress and may have more depressing memories that will lead to suicide. Dr. Bryan is doing everything he and the military can to assist in protecting the veterans in their transition home.
Even though none of the soldiers in Paul’s group of friends return home in Erich Remarque’s All Quiet On the Western Front, The issue of traumatic stress was still present. The soldiers had no fear of death for sure and would definitely experience issues upon their return home. Many soldiers of World War 1 probably experience PTSD even though would did not fully understand it.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is no laughing matter. Everyday we have more and more veterans coming home. It is up to us civilians to help insure that their transition back to everyday life is smooth and help them move on with their lives and hopefully forget the horrible stress of war.
No comments:
Post a Comment