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PHOTO/SOURCE: LESLIE STONE-KAMEN
At any given moment, an estimated eight million Americans are doing their best to survive PTSD’s repeated inner assaults. Too often, the patient’s condition is misdiagnosed and the patient is disrespected, adding deep insult to awful injury.
PTSD is a complex disorder created by exposure to shocking trauma and stress. It breaks into the brains of warriors who have seen too much horror. PTSD is the second brutalization of victims of rape. PTSD burns its way into the souls of children who survive school shootings and sexual abuse at the hands of relatives, family friends,