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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
How Family Can Help Hospitalized US Veterans Cope with PTSD (Part A)
When your loved one is among the US veterans that suffer from PTSD you know how difficult life can be. Families of a Vietnam War veteran may have just as much trouble coping with their loved one's panic attacks, and insomnia as they do. In serious cases your family may need help with hospitalized veterans as well.
Even if your loved one has their PTSD symptoms managed and they are on the road to recovery there are still thousands of US veterans out there that need help. Hospitalized veterans are often without family to care for them, and could use the support of caring families and volunteers who have experience dealing with PTSD.
Care for the Vietnam War Veteran with PTSD
The families of PTSD veterans may have been helping their loved one cope with PTSD for years. This can burden a family both emotionally and financially over time. In recent years PTSD has been designated as a combat-related condition that makes veterans who are diagnosed with the proper disability rating eligible for help.
Hospitalized veterans are often among the first diagnosed with PTSD because the symptoms are noticed by doctors. With older veterans, such as a Vietnam War veteran, it may take longer, as they may have been living with their symptoms for years without knowing they had the disorder.
If your family member is one of the US veterans who still experience symptoms from reliving traumatic events they may need professional help, but even more so, they need the support of their friends and family.
It may take the suggestion of a loved one to get many US veterans to seek the care they need from the VA or other support services. At Care for Disabled Veterans, you can support your veteran and others by making a donation.
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