Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The primary symptom of PTSD and suicide is depression. SR® is the only evidence-based program process in mental health and the only proven process for depression. This is one of the many reasons all of the former military personal listed below endorse and fully understand the importance of integrating SR® into the military.
CSRC's & MSRC's who are Former Military
Dr. Ron Clark - Retired Marine fighter pilot
Dr. Jeff Litchford - Former Air Force
Beau Chatham - Former Army Ranger
Sandi Primous - Retired Army
Denise Ah Young - Retired Army
Statistics
- Approximately 7.7 million American adults age 18 and older, or about 3.5 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have PTSD.(1)
- PTSD can develop at any age, including childhood, but research shows that the median age of onset is 23 years.(5)
- About 19 percent of Vietnam veterans experienced PTSD at some point after the war.(13) The disorder also frequently occurs after violent personal assaults such as rape, mugging, or domestic violence; terrorism; natural or human-caused disasters; and accidents.
1. Kessler RC, Chiu WT, Demler O, Walters EE. Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of twelve-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 Jun;62(6):617-27.
5. Kessler RC, Berglund PA, Demler O, Jin R, Walters EE. Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). Archives of General Psychiatry. 2005 Jun;62(6):593-602.
13. Dohrenwend BP, Turner JB, Turse NA, Adams BG, Koen KC, Marshall R. The psychological risk of Vietnam for U.S. veterans: A revist with new data and methods. Science. 2006; 313(5789):979-982.