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Veterans and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

KSJD | By Tom Yoder
Published January 29, 2016 at 8:57 AM MST
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In this episode of KSJD's monthly Veteran's Affairs program, KSJD's Tom Yoder and Bert Valencia from local VFW Post 5231 talk with Dr. R.J. Turner, staff psychologist with the Veterans Administration, about what post-traumatic stress disorder involves, the misconceptions that the public has about PTSD, and why its important to better understand this mental health condition.
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