"Wounds of war are often invisible to the naked eye."
~ http://www.alternet.org/documentaries/invisible-wounds-war-ptsd-and-trauma-soldiers-carry-long-after-battle
"In the public’s eye, military men are still the sole sufferers of PTSD. But research shows that women are in some cases twice as likely to develop the disorder. Despite being far more vulnerable, women are often misdiagnosed due to cultural stereotypes, and there’s a huge gap in research on which kinds of treatments work best for which kinds of people. Studies and research programs have been designed, until recently, to understand men with PTSD. The same is true for support systems and treatment centers. In the legal system, women who report PTSD from rape are less likely to be believed than men who report PTSD from combat."
~ http://motherboard.vice.com/read/ptsd-isnt-just-for-soldiers
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