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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

   


Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Over a year ago, ValueOptions sent out a mailing to all TRICARE network behavioral health providers encouraging them to be aware of the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD in the returning veteran.  As time has passed and the conflicts in the Middle East have continued, more and more evidence is available regarding the incidence of behavioral health symptoms after being deployed.  Postdeployment symptoms in Army soldiers and Marines have ranged from 11.3% in Afghanistan to 19.1% in Iraq.
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Last Reviewed: April 24, 2008