Are we prepared as a country to deal with the mental health issues that many of the US soldiers will have when they return from the war? Are there programs in place to help them get acclimated to being back home after being away for so long? What percentage of troops return from any war with mental health issues? Thanks
2007-04-23 22:40:30 · 6 answers · asked by butterfly234 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
absolutely not. we are not prepared. these troops are fighting for our dignity now. it is time to become pro-active.
I believe the m.h. issues won't oppress them immediately, but eventually. also, I'm willing to bet after a years return the percentage will round 66%..or more..
2007-04-23 23:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a veteran of the Gulf war, I suffer from PTSD as do many soldiers who return. There are some programs in place but not nearly what is needed. I basically got on a plane, spent 2 days in Germany being deprogrammed and then I was back home in the real world so to speak. It is a very strange transition and hard to just "be normal" the day you return. It's actually very surreal. We need to do more for our soldiers or we are going to have a worse mental health crisis than we already have. Look at all the veterans who were forgotten after Vietnam. Those are many of the homeless on our streets today. Our soldiers deserve better for defending our country.
2007-04-24 02:01:07 · answer #2 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The V.A. has some stuff in place. I know they are trying to get a video tape out telling soldiers what the symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome are, and that they have people who can help if the soldiers will come in.
I think they need to probably make it mandatory for soldiers to come in to fill out the PTS questionnaire after they've been back a couple of months. I think that way they'd kill two birds with one stone - everyone will know about the program, and they'd get a few of those people who think they can "tough it out" or feel ashamed they have a problem.
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2016-10-03 11:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by lieser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the soldiers just back home should enjoy their moment of silence as much as possible before continuing their life back home.
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2007-04-23 22:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by mercury of love 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not enough, hmmmm... that makes me think, maybe i should become a councilor. naw, i dont wanna deal with that crap. i do feel bad for those people though
2007-04-23 23:02:39 · answer #6 · answered by the.answer.is.here 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋