Panel Sees No Clear Aid for Veterans Under Stress

Many veterans that are in the combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from post-traumatic stress. It is unclear which treatments work to help the veterans. The panel said, "The only treatment that has been shown to work is exposure therapy, a gradual, step-by-step process in which patients are asked to confront memories of a trauma by recounting it in detail". Doctors are unsure what treatments or medications will be effective, because of the lack of good data on teh matter. "Our findings underscore the urgent need for high-quality studies that can assist clinicians in providing the best possible care to veterans and others who suffer from this serious disorder," said the panel’s chairman, Dr. Alfred Berg of the University of Washington, Seattle.
Post-traumatic stress is the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among from a war or in this case Iraq and Afghanistan. Surveys showing that 12.6% of troops who fought in Iraq, and 6.2% troops that were in Afghanistan have suffered from post-traumatic stress. Doctors HAve tried to use drugs to make them feel better. the drugs they used were anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, tranquilizers and antidepressants.





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