Good idea that should have started way back a few decades ago, instead of a country ignoring it's veterans, same happening up to today, because they don't mind blowing up the cost of the wars they support but hate the thought of their own sacrifice for the results of those wars that last decades, and brought in veterans of our previous wars that were still living. If it had it would have helped allot of brothers and sisters as well as being incorporated into civilian health plans for any civilian, on record, that had lived with or gone through an extreme trauma event in their lives thus also graetly helping them as they've been misdiagnosed for decades or live in silence of.
The Institute of Medicine advised Friday that veterans should undergo screening for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) once a year, among other recommendations involving long-term treatment. An estimated 13 percent to 20 percent of service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from symptoms of PTSD.
July 13, 2012 - The Institute of Medicine recommended Friday that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan undergo annual screening for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and that federal agencies conduct more research to determine how well the various treatments are working.
Of the 2.6 million service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, it's estimated that 13 percent to 20 percent have symptoms of PTSD.
Federal agencies have increasingly dedicated more resources to screen and treat soldiers, but considerable gaps remain, according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), an independent group of experts that advises the federal government on medical issues. Its recommendations often make their way into laws drafted by Congress and policies implemented by federal agencies. read more>>>
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