Catherine Lieb – Listening to Stories of War
Listening to Stories of War: Veterans, a Psychotherapist, and the VA’s Mission to Treat PTSD An Iraq vet shows up at a VA mental health clinic. It was his mother’s idea. She was so happy he survived the war. Now she’s worried he won’t survive being home…
Read more now Facebook Envelope-open-text There is no expiration date for PTSD Many warriors manage their psychological injuries for years without seeking professional help. Unfortunately, their loved ones suffer along with them. Families of US Civil War veterans called it soldier’s heart. WWI Soldiers coined the phrase shell shock. WWII psychiatrists called it battle fatigue or war neurosis. After Vietnam veterans marched on Washington, the official name became PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.