Saturday, July 24, 2010
PTSD and Rape in the Military
New regulations were announced for diagnosing U.S. veterans with PTSD that are supposed to make it easier for veterans to receive benefits however they pose a "Catch 22" for survivors of rape and other sexual trauma as detailed here. And what if the wounds did not include rape as in this case ? New regulations need to be developed in order to put sexual trauma on equal footing with other combat injuries.
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