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http://www.combatstress.com#Ex-Servicemens Mental Welfare Society For Ex-Servicemen who have experienced mental health problems  through their service in the armed forces

	CONTACT: Lt Col John Booth ( Regional Welfare office)Welfare support team (South)Tyrwhitt House, Oakland Road.Leatherhead.Surrey KT22 OBX TEL: 01372841680 FAX:01372841681E-mail:  wst@combatstress.org.uk
	http://www.ptsd.org.uk
	http://www.doh.gov.uk/mentalhealth/#for info on mental health matters and links
	http://www.uktrauma.org.uk
	http://www.ptsd.org.uk#What effects does ptsd have on your life
	study on the long-term effects of combat stress on American Civil War veterans:   http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/short/41/8/2

Anyone can suffer from a post traumatic stress disorder, not just those in military combat. Post traumatic  stress disorder (PTSD) can have a serious psychological effect on a person. People can be affected by PTSD through a traumatic event in their life. The event could include rape, sexual  or physical abuse as a child or adult, a car accident, the loss of a loved one, witnessing something that is deeply disturbing to you. Symptoms can include flash backs to the trauma (memory triggers) nightmares about the trauma, or may not always be about the actual event but linked to. This can also lead onto depression or other conditions. People sometimes find it hard to talk about and keep it locked up inside. This is the worse thing you could do, talking through the trauma with someone helps you to deal with it and may help to avoid or lessen the long term effects it can have upon you. Men are more reluctant than women to talk to someone or even admit they have a problem. This could be a lot to do with the macho image men feel they have to live up to. This is not about macho, macho is about image, this is about survival, survival is about living. Even the most macho of men have feelings, this is being human. If you suffer from the effects of PTSD seek help do not let it ruin your life for the sake of an image.

NEW  AUSTRALIAN POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER GUIDELINES LAUNCHED                                                                             Visit www.acpmh.unimelb.edu.au to download copies

The International Trauma Studies Program (ITSP) http://www.itspnyc.org  http://www.itspnyc.org/ has achieved worldwide recognition as a leader in the field of trauma studies