PTSD Among Veterans: A Signature Wound that Desperately Needs Healing

• By: Kimberly Williams, LMSW Jason Hansman MHA-NYC
• January 1st, 2013
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Veterans returning to civilian life from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from tragically high rates of mental and substance use disorders. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a hallmark injury among returning veterans, with a prevalence rate of approximately 20 percent—a rate two...