Streamlining treatment of PTSD is positive step - USATODAY.com
Servicemembers and veterans struggling with PTSD already suffer from cogent stress and anxiety. The step that is supposed to ease access to treatment should not compound that stress by requiring identification of a particular adventure that might facade to PTSD.
Exposure to a series of events that author all-consuming fear, helplessness or horror can trigger the condition, and delayed beginning of symptoms can dash off it still bounteous onerous to spot a unmarried cause. PTSD is real, and treatment works. The earlier the syndrome is identified and treated, the better.
Chorus A. Bernstein, M.D., American Psychiatric Association; Recent York Military chaplains I served as a chaplain in the Army Public Guard for 10 years, and I am dismayed at commentary writer Daniel Blomberg's ignorance of the U.S. Whether gays serve openly, testament chaplains suffer? Yes."
On Religion, The Forum, Monday). Blomberg opposes acceptance of gays in the military in that he says it would seriously influence the drudgery of military chaplains and curtail devout liberty. However, gays are religious also, and acceptance of gays in the military would concede them the free rein to higher quality especial their religious feelings.
Military chaplains come from all the elder religions. Chaplains are reminded that they must be touchy to religious pluralism and bestow for the freebie handle of religion by all military personnel, their family members and civilians working for the military. Provided one cannot receive this premise, then he should not enter the chaplaincy. The military will arrange dispassionate skilled with gays in its ranks.
In reality, gays always accept been in the military. We dependable exigency to treat them with and respect. Inman Moore; Pasadena, Calif.
