Two quotes illustrate this phenomenon. ... One of the unfortunate results for veterans coming home which only recently have been medically diagnosed is the phenomenon of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). It has been shown that this illness may cause veterans affected by it too often behave in violent ways after coming home, even towards their loved ones and family members, and this was true within my own family as well. ... I myself was very fortunate since by the time I served in the military, treatment for PTSD was mandatory for all soldiers in the country I served for before coming hom...

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