Third House hearing on PTSD
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| Topics: military, PTSD, Veterans Affairs
The House Committee on Veteran Affairs held its third hearing on PTSD to determine the adequacy of the Defense Department's measures to help the one in five soldiers affected by combat stress. Dr. Charles W. Hoge, director of psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, explained how the military conducted post-deployment assessments, noting that signs of stress often take two-three months to appear. He discussed the awareness of the association between concussions on the battlefield and PTSD. A webcast is available.
