"Dr. Shroff says soldiers are returning from the battlefield suffering flashbacks, or reliving the trauma over and over. Spouses may notice the soldiers tend to isolate themselves, shy away from family events, and have trouble sleeping. Anxiety will also be present, but Dr. Shroff says there's a difference between anxiety and PTSD. He says the gold standard for diagnosis is a psychiatric interview to determine which. Once diagnosed, treatment can include medication, therapy and social changes. But Dr. Shroff warns the patient to be patient, because life will get better once you learn how to manage the disease.
"Untreated PTSD can lead to suicide. The Department of the Army says soldier suicides outnumbered combat-related deaths last year. More than 349 soldiers died of suicide, across the four military branches, or one every 25 hours...."
http://www.wrbl.com/story/23140190/health-watch-living-with-ptsd
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