Jim Fausone
\nVeteran Disability Lawyer<\/p>\n
Former President George W. Bush offered an interesting take on erasing the stigma that comes along with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder<\/a> (PTSD) for military veterans: drop the \u201cD\u201d in PTSD.<\/p>\n At a summit convened on veterans\u2019 issues, the former President said that the condition has been mislabeled a \u201cdisorder\u201d and that simply calling it \u201cpost-traumatic stress\u201d would go a long way toward removing the stigma for veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n The summit was organized by the George W. Bush Institute<\/a> \u2014 the former President\u2019s policy think tank \u2014 to highlight how Americans can more effectively help the 2.5 million post-9\/11 veterans move to civilian life.<\/p>\n It\u2019s estimated that 11-20% of Veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD, in addition to about 10% of Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) vets, and about 30% of Vietnam vets. The condition has serious consequences beyond that of veterans\u2019 health, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer Former President George W. Bush offered an interesting take on erasing the stigma that comes along with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for military veterans: drop the \u201cD\u201d in PTSD. At a summit convened on…<\/span><\/p>\n