{"id":796,"date":"2014-04-17T14:19:49","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drbrettdenkin.com\/blog\/?p=796"},"modified":"2014-04-17T14:19:49","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T14:19:49","slug":"ptsd-and-traumatic-brain-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbrettdenkin.com\/blog\/ptsd-and-traumatic-brain-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mental<\/a><\/p>\n

Nicholas Kristof’s column in the Sunday Review section of The New York Times chronicles the travails of Mike Yurchison, an Iraq war veteran battling head injury and PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). His girlfriend of three and a half years is struggling too, not sure if she can continue to hang in there with him considering all the challenges of dealing with a man shattered by war and mental illness. According to Mr. Yurchison, psychiatry has helped him become addicted to opiates and otherwise he has found these doctors “unhelpful.” This is too often the case. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are killing themselves at alarming rates. Mike’s brother and close friend, both veterans, recently killed themselves. We also see periodic rampages at military bases such as Fort Hood where medication is often part of the picture.<\/p>\n

The issues are complex and challenging and some doctors are fantastic. War is a terrible thing too. However, mental health treatment, especially for veterans, too often relies on medication that is far more harmful than most doctors care to admit. Anti-anxiety meds are addictive and other meds prescribed for anxiety and depression are often toxic to the body. Prescription medication is a multi-billion dollar business after all. I recently had a dinner with a psychiatric nurse who is now medicating her entire practice. This woman was anti-meds just a few years ago.<\/p>\n

As a society, we need more intense involvement well beyond medication for those suffering from mental illness. This would involve both communities and professionals and is especially true for veterans. I share this perspective from years of experience as a licensed psychologist <\/a>helping countless people with severe anxiety, PTSD and depression to eventually get off most or all medication. We can do better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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