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August 25, 2010 - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) seems to be running rampant among veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Huntington, West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital is attempting to answer the silent cry for help from these veterans by constructing a mental health compound on their campus.
These wars are returning veterans with much different symptoms than previous wars. Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are returning with psychological wounds at rates far greater than those with physical wounds. This is most likely due to the type of combat these veterans are experiencing, which is far different than what soldiers have experienced in the past.
One of the facilities inside the compound will provide outpatient services for military personnel suffering from serious mental illnesses. The compound will also house an in-patient facility for veterans with substance abuse problems and veterans suffering from PTSD. Residential facility treatment will last 6-8 weeks and the focus will be on those veterans fresh from combat.
The last 20-30 years in PTSD research has shown one distinct trend. If treatment is performed before symptoms have had a chance to set in and take hold of the veteran, there is a much better chance treatment will generate a positive outcome. Being with other veterans seems to help the treatment process, so the compound utilizes a veteran rich support system throughout its programs.
Showing veterans that there are other soldiers who are working through the same issues and allowing those veterans to support each other is a critical aspect of the treatment process. This approach to counseling veterans is expected to be a big step towards future mental health treatment at VA hospitals.
The demands of mental health treatments for veterans has expanded so much, mental health specific compounds like this one are becoming necessities. The VA's response to the demands of veterans suffering from mental health issues has to be a reactive one and these types of compounds are steps in the right direction.
Soldiers can return home with a number of conditions, injuries, and aggravated preexisting conditions. If you believe you have a service-connected physical or psychological injury you may be entitled to Veterans’ Disability Compensation.
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