Keywords
Post traumatic stress disorder, veterans, rehabilitation, reintegration, behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, social
Select the category the research project fits.
Social Sciences/Humanities
Is this submission part of ICaP/PW (Introductory Composition at Purdue/Professional Writing)?
No
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition frequently observed in soldiers and veterans.The reintegration of veterans returning from combat is a challenge that state and federal administrations, as well as civilian structures and workplaces, face routinely. Despite PTSD being a public health issue with a socioeconomic impact, non-scholarly debate is the primary source of information on the non-medical burden of PTSD. The majority of scholarly evidence focuses on PTSD primarily as a medical condition, including when addressing the problem from a socioeconomic standpoint. In fact, most of the recent scholarly evidence points to specific areas of PTSD, such as the psychiatric symptoms and their effect on behavior and interpersonal interactions, but fail to provide a comprehensive review of the condition and its overall impact in the life of the returning veterans. This research leverages references from a wider time range to present an overview of PTSD from doctors and researchers on how to best address this problem. Most of the authors agree that medical intervention is the most important approach to help veterans with PTSD regaining their role in society. There is ongoing debate on whether the medical treatment has to be paired to other social-based interventions.
Recommended Citation
Van Pelt, Rod, "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans Returning from Combat: Impact on Social Reintegration" (2019). Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference. 68.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/purc/2019/Posters/68
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans Returning from Combat: Impact on Social Reintegration
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition frequently observed in soldiers and veterans.The reintegration of veterans returning from combat is a challenge that state and federal administrations, as well as civilian structures and workplaces, face routinely. Despite PTSD being a public health issue with a socioeconomic impact, non-scholarly debate is the primary source of information on the non-medical burden of PTSD. The majority of scholarly evidence focuses on PTSD primarily as a medical condition, including when addressing the problem from a socioeconomic standpoint. In fact, most of the recent scholarly evidence points to specific areas of PTSD, such as the psychiatric symptoms and their effect on behavior and interpersonal interactions, but fail to provide a comprehensive review of the condition and its overall impact in the life of the returning veterans. This research leverages references from a wider time range to present an overview of PTSD from doctors and researchers on how to best address this problem. Most of the authors agree that medical intervention is the most important approach to help veterans with PTSD regaining their role in society. There is ongoing debate on whether the medical treatment has to be paired to other social-based interventions.