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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

Click image on right for on Overview on PTSD and the National Center for PTSD.

COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT PTSD

• What is PTSD?
• How Common is PTSD?
• What causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? How common is it? Who gets it?
• 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

News

• "Reaching out and connecting — it’s a sign of strength" (Stars & Stripes, Jan. 11, 2009)  [Full Story]

PTSD and Mental Health Information and Resources

• WDVA Brochure: Military Families in Transition
• Madison VAMC PTSD Clinic
• Mental Health Services Locator: Wisconsin
• 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)
• 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
  
• Trauma and Relationships (The National Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
• Traumatic Stress and Substance Use Problems (The National Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
• VVA’s Guide to PTSD