Posttraumatic Stress Treatments for Vets’ FREE Lives

Nearly 30 percent of soldiers returning from combat in Iraq experience posttraumatic stress disorder or depression that affects their daily lives and activities. For as many as 14 percent of these veterans, PTSD and depression can cause severe impairment.
Assessing health surveys from more than 13,000 Army and National Guard infantrymen who fought in Iraq, a new Archives of General Psychiatry study has determined that between 9 and 14 percent of the soldiers were diagnosed with PTSD or depression resulting in serious impairment, while 23 to 31 percent experienced some degree of impairment.
The pre-deployment rate of PTSD and depression among the soldiers was about 3 to 5 percent, equivalent to that seen in the general population.
The risk of mental health problems may be more persistent among National Guard soldiers. A greater proportion of men and women in the National Guard than in the Army were diagnosed with PTSD and depression one year after their return.
The standard time between deployments, 12 to 18 months, may not be sufficient for many soldiers to recover, the study suggests.
Acupuncture can be an effective addition to treatment regimens for PTSD, alleviating symptoms. PTSD symptoms acupuncture treats include:
• Insomnia.
• Stress.
• Anxiety.
• Depression.
AMC’s Community Clinic offers free acupuncture to veterans on Fridays. If you are a veteran, call (305) 595-9500 to schedule your free acupuncture appointment. For information about AMC’s Oriental Medicine and Massage Therapy programs ask for Joe Calareso, Admissions Director.

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  6. Tom Von Deck says:

    Acupuncture is a great help for releasing not only accute stress but chronic stress and damage caused by severe acute stress.

    If you can afford acupuncture, this is a good complement to your ptsd program.

    Try also some DIY style self help methods such as meditation and yoga, especially techniques that have a body centered element. This will ground you and help you to let go of more stuff.

  7. I recently used Healing Touch to treat a client with PTSD. Client reported dramatic reduction in anxiety and increased sense of wellbeing. I hope more soldiers become aware of the benefits of complementary medicine. Thanks for spreading the word!

  8. Mel says:

    An alternative to Acupuncture is EFT (Tapping) for PTSD.

    I am aware of two practitioners who specialise in this area and work with Vets. Vets are not my area of expertise, but I have worked successfully with people that are suffering with the after effects of severe trauma.

    The results are rapid, but even after long periods of time the symptoms do not come back (I always follow up). People’s lives can be completely transformed with just a bit of tapping and it still never ceases to amaze me!

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