Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

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Brenda Douherty—Coordinator, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic, Jesse Brown VA Chicago Health Care System

Some experts say that as many as 20 percent of military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan could develop some form of post-traumatic stress disorder. A Chicago PTSD expert joins us to discuss the challenges faced by those returning from combat.