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APUSH
Period 2
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
● PTSD is a disorder that develops in some people that have witnessed a traumatic, scary,
or stressful event. Many people recover from symptoms induced by the fight or flight
reaction of the body that typically results from said stressful events, but in some cases the
victim will still remain scared, stressed, or traumatized at unhealthy levels. In these cases,
the unfortunate victim would be diagnosed with PTSD.
Symptoms of PTSD
● It is estimated that at least 30% of all Vietnam War veterans have experienced PTSD in
their lifetimes.
● At least half of these Veterans were diagnosed with PTSD during or shortly after the
conflicts in Vietnam.
● A recent study done in 2014 has shown that some Vietnam veterans are still suffering
from symptoms of PTSD to this day.
Effects of PTSD on Vietnam Veterans
● Sentenced to second degree murder for twenty years, granted parole after eight.
Works Cited
The National Institute of Mental Health. “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.” National Institute of
Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Feb. 2016,
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml.
Tull, Matthew. “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) From the Vietnam War.” Verywell,
Verywell, 31 July 2017, www.verywell.com/ptsd-from-the-vietnam-war-2797449.
“PTSD: National Center for PTSD.” U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs, U.S. Department of
Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2016, www.ptsd.va.gov/public/ptsd-overview/basics/how-
common-is-ptsd.asp.
Zarembo, Alan. “PTSD Continues to Afflict Vietnam Veterans 40 Years after the War.” Los
Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2014,
www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-ptsd-vietnam-20140808-story.html.
Humbert, Jon. “Convicted of Murder in 1979, Elected to City Council in 2007.” KVAL, Eugene
Oregon, 27 Feb. 2012, kval.com/news/local/convicted-of-murder-in-1979-elected-to-city-
council-in-2007.