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Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan — 300,000 in all — report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slightly more than half have sought treatment, according to a 2008 RAND study commissioned by the Pentagon.

In the study, researchers found about 19 percent of returning service members report that they experienced a possible traumatic brain injury while deployed, with 7 percent reporting both a probable brain injury and current PTSD or major depression.

Left untreated, PTSD can result in more serious health and socio-economic outcomes. Left untreated, PTSD can result in an increased risk of suicide.

VA National Center for PTSD Overview

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PTSD and Veterans: Beyond the Yellow Ribbons

COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT PTSD What is PTSD? How Common is PTSD? PTSD and Women What can I do if I think I have PTSD? Discussing Trauma and PTSD with Your Doctor Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel Sleep and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD and Older Veterans

PTSD and Mental Health Information and Resources

• WDVA Brochure: Military Families in Transition
• Madison VAMC PTSD Clinic
• Mental Health Services Locator: Wisconsin
• America's Heroes At Work: PTSD Symptoms and Treatment
• Army Behavioral Health
• Army Mental Health Advisory Team Reports
• Clinical Trials for PTSD
• Echoes of War: The Combat Veteran in Criminal Court – Encouraging Treatment Over Incarceration of Our Most Troubled Returning Heroes – The Minnesota Model (Brockton D. Hunter, January 20, 2009)
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• Invisible Wounds: Serving Service Members and Veterans with PTSD and TBI
• Let’s Talk Facts About PTSD (American Psychiatric Assn.)
• National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD)
• PTSD 101
• PTSD: National Institute of Mental Health
• PTSD: A Real Illness
• PTSD: Treatment
• PTSD: American Academy of Family Physicians
• VVA’s Guide to PTSD