The document discusses the effects that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can have on military families. It notes that 15-20% of soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan exhibit symptoms of PTSD or depression. Having multiple deployments increases the risk. PTSD can cause nightmares, flashbacks, addiction, isolation, and mood changes in the afflicted person. These changes then impact the family by changing the family dynamic and affecting relationships between partners and parents and children. Treatment may involve therapy for both the individual and the family unit to help all members cope with the disorder.

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24. “The man that left, never came back to me.” - Jen Stanhagen

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27. This image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirvana/3136481354/ Thank you Ms. Hamilton Jen Stanhagen Ms. Lester Flickr.com All images in this presentation are cc LICENSED Works Cited Bragg, Rick, and Jessica Lynch. I Am a Soldier, Too. N.p.: Knopf , 2003. Print. On March 23, 2003, Private First Class Jessica Lynch was crossing the Iraqi desert with the 507th Maintenance Company when the convoy she was traveling in was ambushed, caught in enemy crossfire. All four soldiers traveling with her died in the attack. Lynch, perhaps the most famous P.O.W. this country has ever known, was taken prisoner and held captive in an Iraqi hospital for nine days. Her rescue galvanized the nation; she became a symbol of victory, of innocence and courage, of heroism; and then, just as quickly, of deceit and manipulation. What never changed, as the nation veered wildly between these extremes of mythmaking, was her story, the events and the experiences of a nineteen-year-old girl caught up in what was and will remain the battle of her life: what she saw, what she felt, what she experienced, what she survived.

28. Continued This image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirvana/3136481354/ U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. N.p., 6 May 2010. Web. 6 May 2010. <http://www.ptsd.va.gov/>. How to find a therapist. Iraq War Clinician Guide National Center for PTSD Traumatic Grief How Deployment Stress Affects Children and Families Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Families of Military Personnel Zoroya, Gregg. “A fifth of soldiers at PTSD risk.” USA TODAY. N.p., 6 Mar. 2008. Web. 6 May 2010. <http://www.usatoday.com/‌news/‌world/‌Iraq/‌2008-03-06-soldier-stress_N.htm>. From 15% to 20% of all soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan show signs of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), says the study of almost 2,300 soldiers finished last fall. That rate jumps to about 30% for soldiers who have been on three or four combat deployments. “People aren’t designed to be exposed to the horrors of combat repeatedly. And it wears on them,” Gen. George Casey, Army chief of staff. Schrader, Madelyn B, RN MA LPC. “PTSD, its symptoms and effects on family .” Veterans and Military Families for Progress . “Coming Home” conference. 11 Oct. 2007. YouTube. Web. 6 May 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/‌watch?v=q8wDcr1F7_Y>. The symptoms and effects on families living with survivors who have Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Littlepage, Mary Susan, and Jason Leopold. “Obama Administration Struggling to Tackle Mental Health Crisis Plaguing Military.” truthout.com Investigative Report. N.p., 1 Dec. 2009. Web. 6 May 2010. <http://www.truthout.org/‌1202095>. Good Quote “That is something that everyone in the military, the VA and our society as a whole needs to understand,” Glantz said. “It’s going to take a national mobilization to really welcome our soldiers home in a meaningful way that hasn’t happened yet.”

29. This image used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirvana/3136481354/ Continued Stanhagen, Jen. Veterans Issues interview. 2 May 2010. 1. What war did your husband serve in? Where did he go? Operation Iraqi Freedom, Al Asad Air-Base in Iraq. 2.How long has your husband had PTSD? 5 Years 3. Did he see a specialist for his disorder? He was injured so yes. 4. Did he become addicted to any substances? Pain pills, he broke his neck and got them and hasn't stopped taking them. 5. What effect did PTSD have on him or how did he change? It wasn't immediate but he began to have nightmares and flashbacks. 6. Did your children see the change after he returned? No, they were to little. 7. Were the children affected by this change? They from time to time, when he is in the mood. 8. Did he ever mention what experience might have sparked his PTSD?A lot, one night he lost 5 friends. 9. What did you do to cope with his disorder? Therapy together, support and trying to help him because there is no help from armed services. They ignore PTSD. 10. How did you tell your children what was happening? Haven’t they are too young. PTSD patients don't talk about there disorder, but they will tell a therapist.