How do the services available now compare with what Vietnam, World War II, or Korean War vets got?
I think that the person returning from Iraq is going to see a mental health service that is more sophisticated in its knowledge about what to do to be of help to them. … They won’t necessarily find more resources, but hopefully they will find more effective resources than they did 30 years ago. … People came home from Vietnam and [were told,] “Well, you’re just crazy.” They got put into this psych thing; they got treated with major tranquilizers. There were not a lot of specialized programs. So now at least we have specialized programs that not only are specialized but actually have some expertise. … One thing we know is that [today’s] veteran, more than any other, has a much higher likelihood of actually being in combat. This war is everywhere, in the streets; there’s no safe place. In Vietnam there were at least some safe places, relatively safe places that you could be. In Iraq there’s no safe place. So people who are coming home will have been on peak alert for 365 days or mo
I think that the person returning from Iraq is going to see a mental health service that is more sophisticated in its knowledge about what to do to be of help to them. … They won’t necessarily find more resources, but hopefully they will find more effective resources than they did 30 years ago. … People came home from Vietnam and [were told,] “Well, you’re just crazy.” They got put into this psych thing; they got treated with major tranquilizers. There were not a lot of specialized programs. So now at least we have specialized programs that not only are specialized but actually have some expertise. … One thing we know is that [today’s] veteran, more than any other, has a much higher likelihood of actually being in combat. This war is everywhere, in the streets; there’s no safe place. In Vietnam there were at least some safe places, relatively safe places that you could be. In Iraq there’s no safe place. So people who are coming home will have been on peak alert for 365 days or mo
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