This was not a popular war. A s the veteran who suffers with P.T.S.D. lives on, he discovers that he is not like the average person. Things have happened to him that he does not understand. The human body, when exposed to extreme stress, must deal with the situation. Thus, when the experience is so extreme that the veteran must deny what he sees, the body responds in order for it to survive.
T here are methods of treatment used in dealing with the combat veterans of Vietnam.
First, the veteran must realize that he does have a debilitating disorder that is affecting every aspect of his life. Once this is accomplished, the veteran gains the ability to recognize P.T.S.D. and have some control over the onset of the symptoms before he has to deal with a situation. Fortunately for the veteran, a multiple of treatment methods are available. The use of individual goal setting, transcendental meditation, Vietnam grief work using hypnosis, and peer group therapy are but only a few of the many therapies available to the Vietnam veterans. Located in cities around the country are centers specifically set up to accommodate the needs of the Vietnam veteran.