Dr. Gerald A. Ravitz saved the letters his friend, Dr. Gary Lee McMillan, sent from Vietnam. Ravitz’s roommate at West Virginia University School of Medicine, “Mac” documented the 400 hours he spent ...
Almost 4,000 were women. Suicide, homelessness and PTSD are all symptoms of the visible and invisible wounds of war. I especially relate to Vietnam veterans, for several reasons. First ...
This study appears to have been the first to assess the long-term effects of hypnosedative use among Vietnam War veterans with PTSD. Although it is clear that there is a high prevalence of ...
Some nurses suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder ... coming in" About 7,000 American women served in Vietnam as nurses during the war. Many, like Wells, were recruited from nursing ...
A decorated Army veteran from the Vietnam War who was flown home in chains after ... “There was no such thing as PTSD. There was no military trauma units.” Her story isn’t unique.
He left Vietnam alive, without major injury and with no PTSD. But Vietnam would catch up with him. He also left the war a changed man. He was saved in Vietnam and came home a Christian.