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Early cases of the disorder were recognized after World War I, including individuals treated by [[Sigmund Freud]]. The diagnosis was removed from DSM-II, which resulted in the inability of Vietnam veterans to receive benefits for this condition. In part through the efforts of [[Chaim F. Shatan]], who coined the term | ====Veterans and Politics==== | ||
Early cases of the disorder were recognized after World War I, including individuals treated by [[Sigmund Freud]]. The diagnosis was removed from DSM-II, which resulted in the inability of Vietnam veterans to receive benefits for this condition. In part through the efforts of [[Chaim F. Shatan]], who coined the term post-Vietnam Syndrome, the condition was added to the DSM-III as post traumatic stress disorder.<ref>International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies http://www.istss.org/what/history2.cfm</ref> | |||
In the United States, the provision of compensation to veterans for PTSD is under review by the | In the United States, the provision of compensation to veterans for PTSD is under review by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The review was begun in 2005 after the VA had noted a 30% increase in PTSD claims in recent years. The VA undertook the review because of budget concerns and apparent inconsistencies in the awarding of compensation by different rating offices. | ||
This led to a backlash from veterans'-rights groups, and to some highly-publicized suicides by veterans who feared losing their benefits, which in some cases constituted their only income. In response, on November 10, 2005, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs announced that "the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not review the files of 72,000 veterans currently receiving disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder..."<ref>[http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1042 United States Department of Veteran Affairs]</ref> | This led to a backlash from veterans'-rights groups, and to some highly-publicized suicides by veterans who feared losing their benefits, which in some cases constituted their only income. In response, on November 10, 2005, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs announced that "the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not review the files of 72,000 veterans currently receiving disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder..."<ref>[http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=1042 United States Department of Veteran Affairs]</ref> | ||
The diagnosis of PTSD has been a subject of some controversy due to uncertainties in objectively diagnosing PTSD in those who may have been exposed to [[psychological trauma|trauma]], and due to this diagnosis' association with some [[incidence (epidemiology)|incidence]] of compensation-seeking behavior.<ref>[http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122705J.shtml]</ref> A psychiatry professor recounts an interview with a veteran who reported to a VA medical center after he had received a leaflet listing PTSD symptoms and encouraging affected veterans to apply for compensation. During the interview, the veteran complained to the psychiatrist of "survivor ''quilt''." Asked what that was, he replied, "I don't know, Doc, but I've got it bad." It transpired that the leaflet had misprinted " | The diagnosis of PTSD has been a subject of some controversy due to uncertainties in objectively diagnosing PTSD in those who may have been exposed to [[psychological trauma|trauma]], and due to this diagnosis' association with some [[incidence (epidemiology)|incidence]] of compensation-seeking behavior.<ref>[http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/122705J.shtml]</ref> A psychiatry professor recounts an interview with a veteran who reported to a VA medical center after he had received a leaflet listing PTSD symptoms and encouraging affected veterans to apply for compensation. During the interview, the veteran complained to the psychiatrist of "survivor ''quilt''." Asked what that was, he replied, "I don't know, Doc, but I've got it bad." It transpired that the leaflet had misprinted "survivor ''guilt''" as "survivor ''quilt''" and the veteran had quoted that symptom in his campaign to win PTSD compensation.<ref>Lecture in the ''Audio-Digest Psychiatry'' series, before 2007; volume no., issue no. and speaker's name unavailable.</ref> | ||
The matter of [[malingering]] is addressed by Brunet ''et al.'',<ref name="Bunet">{{cite journal | The matter of [[malingering]] is addressed by Brunet ''et al.'',<ref name="Bunet">{{cite journal | ||
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| accessdate =2007-11-01 }}</ref> who conclude that "All mental disorders are prone to malingering when there are secondary gains, and PTSD is no exception. However, in the case of PTSD, the reverse is also true": PTSD is often under-reported due to fear of associated | | accessdate =2007-11-01 }}</ref> who conclude that "All mental disorders are prone to malingering when there are secondary gains, and PTSD is no exception. However, in the case of PTSD, the reverse is also true": PTSD is often under-reported due to fear of associated stigma, a fear that is particularly high among emergency service workers and military personnel, and in societies where the traumatic event (e.g., [[sexual assault]]) may be associated with stigma. | ||
While PTSD-like symptoms have been recognized in combat veterans of many | While PTSD-like symptoms have been recognized in combat veterans of many military conflicts, the modern understanding of PTSD dates from the 1980s. Reported cases of combat-related PTSD from ''Operation Enduring Freedom'' and ''Operation Iraqi Freedom'' are being compiled in ePluribus Media's [http://timelines.epluribusmedia.org/timelines/index.php?&mjre=PTSD&table_name=tl_ptsd&function=search&order=date&order_type=ASC PTSD Timeline]. | ||
===Canadian Veterans=== | ====Canadian Veterans==== | ||
[http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general Veterans Affairs Canada] (VAC) is a new program including rehabilitation, financial benefits, job placement, health benefits program, disability awards and family support.<ref>[http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/clients/sub.cfm?source=Forces/nvc&CFID=9295860&CFTOKEN=39698927 VAC-ACC.GC.CA]</ref> | [http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general Veterans Affairs Canada] (VAC) is a new program including rehabilitation, financial benefits, job placement, health benefits program, disability awards and family support.<ref>[http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/clients/sub.cfm?source=Forces/nvc&CFID=9295860&CFTOKEN=39698927 VAC-ACC.GC.CA]</ref> | ||
===Law=== | ====Law==== | ||
If an individual suffering from PTSD commits a crime, there may be uncertainty about whether the individual can be held responsible for that act. In extreme cases, the defense of | If an individual suffering from PTSD commits a crime, there may be uncertainty about whether the individual can be held responsible for that act. In extreme cases, the defense of automatism, where the defendant was unable to control his actions, may be available. PTSD may produce an ''internal'' defect of reason within the meaning of the [[M'Naghten Rules]] (which defines the ''mental disorder defence'' in some criminal jurisdictions). The difference is that whereas defenses that rely on automatism result in an acquittal, since no guilt can be assigned to a party unable to control their actions; insanity or mental disorder leaves the "offender" available for sentencing by the court. In the event that a death has resulted, [[diminished responsibility]] may be available as an alternative to insanity. This defense reduces what would otherwise have been murder to manslaughter. In the specific instance of spousal abuse, this is often called battered woman syndrome and, more generally, the abuse defense in the U.S. | ||
===Trauma and the | ====Trauma and the Arts==== | ||
In recent decades, with the concept of trauma, and PTSD in particular, becoming just as much a cultural phenomenon as a medical or legal one, artists have begun to engage the issue in their work. An important breakthrough in this was the publication of ''Maus: A Survivor's Tale'' (1972) by Art Spiegelman. There is now a genre of art that focuses on, exposes, and comments on survivors and survivor-tales. Some want to see art as part of a process of healing, and in this they work in a manner akin to [[art therapy]] or the older twentieth century notion of art [[psychology]]. There are others who resist the implicit mandate that art should be put into the service of psychological repair. These artists tend to work in a direction that links trauma to questions of memory, identity and politics. | In recent decades, with the concept of trauma, and PTSD in particular, becoming just as much a cultural phenomenon as a medical or legal one, artists have begun to engage the issue in their work. An important breakthrough in this was the publication of ''Maus: A Survivor's Tale'' (1972) by Art Spiegelman. There is now a genre of art that focuses on, exposes, and comments on survivors and survivor-tales. Some want to see art as part of a process of healing, and in this they work in a manner akin to [[art therapy]] or the older twentieth century notion of art [[psychology]]. There are others who resist the implicit mandate that art should be put into the service of psychological repair. These artists tend to work in a direction that links trauma to questions of memory, identity and politics. | ||
Many movies deal with PTSD. It is an especially popular subject amongst "war veteran" films, often portraying Vietnam war veterans suffering from extreme PTSD and having difficulties adjusting to civilian life. | Many movies deal with PTSD. It is an especially popular subject amongst "war veteran" films, often portraying Vietnam war veterans suffering from extreme PTSD and having difficulties adjusting to civilian life. | ||
In more recent work, an example is that of Krzysztof Wodiczko | In more recent work, an example is that of Krzysztof Wodiczko who teaches at MIT and who is known for interviewing people and then projecting these interviews onto large public buildings.<ref>Mark Jarzombek, "The Post-traumatic Turn and the Art of Walid Ra'ad and Krzysztof Wodiczko: from Theory to Trope and Beyond," in ''Trauma and Visuality'', Saltzman, Lisa and Eric Rosenberg, editors (University Press of New England, 2006)</ref> Wodiczko aims to bring trauma not merely into public discourse but to have it contest the presumed stability of cherished urban monuments. His work has brought to life issues such as homelessness, rape, and violence. Other artists who engage the issue of trauma are Everlyn Nicodemus of Tanzania and Milica Tomic of Serbia.<ref>Elizabeth Cowie, "Perceiving Memory and Tales of the Other: the work of Milica Tomic," ''Camera Austria'', no. [?], pp. 14-16.</ref> | ||
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Historical Perspective
Cultural Aspects
Veterans and Politics
Early cases of the disorder were recognized after World War I, including individuals treated by Sigmund Freud. The diagnosis was removed from DSM-II, which resulted in the inability of Vietnam veterans to receive benefits for this condition. In part through the efforts of Chaim F. Shatan, who coined the term post-Vietnam Syndrome, the condition was added to the DSM-III as post traumatic stress disorder.[1]
In the United States, the provision of compensation to veterans for PTSD is under review by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The review was begun in 2005 after the VA had noted a 30% increase in PTSD claims in recent years. The VA undertook the review because of budget concerns and apparent inconsistencies in the awarding of compensation by different rating offices.
This led to a backlash from veterans'-rights groups, and to some highly-publicized suicides by veterans who feared losing their benefits, which in some cases constituted their only income. In response, on November 10, 2005, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs announced that "the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will not review the files of 72,000 veterans currently receiving disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder..."[2]
The diagnosis of PTSD has been a subject of some controversy due to uncertainties in objectively diagnosing PTSD in those who may have been exposed to trauma, and due to this diagnosis' association with some incidence of compensation-seeking behavior.[3] A psychiatry professor recounts an interview with a veteran who reported to a VA medical center after he had received a leaflet listing PTSD symptoms and encouraging affected veterans to apply for compensation. During the interview, the veteran complained to the psychiatrist of "survivor quilt." Asked what that was, he replied, "I don't know, Doc, but I've got it bad." It transpired that the leaflet had misprinted "survivor guilt" as "survivor quilt" and the veteran had quoted that symptom in his campaign to win PTSD compensation.[4]
The matter of malingering is addressed by Brunet et al.,[5] who conclude that "All mental disorders are prone to malingering when there are secondary gains, and PTSD is no exception. However, in the case of PTSD, the reverse is also true": PTSD is often under-reported due to fear of associated stigma, a fear that is particularly high among emergency service workers and military personnel, and in societies where the traumatic event (e.g., sexual assault) may be associated with stigma.
While PTSD-like symptoms have been recognized in combat veterans of many military conflicts, the modern understanding of PTSD dates from the 1980s. Reported cases of combat-related PTSD from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom are being compiled in ePluribus Media's PTSD Timeline.
Canadian Veterans
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is a new program including rehabilitation, financial benefits, job placement, health benefits program, disability awards and family support.[6]
Law
If an individual suffering from PTSD commits a crime, there may be uncertainty about whether the individual can be held responsible for that act. In extreme cases, the defense of automatism, where the defendant was unable to control his actions, may be available. PTSD may produce an internal defect of reason within the meaning of the M'Naghten Rules (which defines the mental disorder defence in some criminal jurisdictions). The difference is that whereas defenses that rely on automatism result in an acquittal, since no guilt can be assigned to a party unable to control their actions; insanity or mental disorder leaves the "offender" available for sentencing by the court. In the event that a death has resulted, diminished responsibility may be available as an alternative to insanity. This defense reduces what would otherwise have been murder to manslaughter. In the specific instance of spousal abuse, this is often called battered woman syndrome and, more generally, the abuse defense in the U.S.
Trauma and the Arts
In recent decades, with the concept of trauma, and PTSD in particular, becoming just as much a cultural phenomenon as a medical or legal one, artists have begun to engage the issue in their work. An important breakthrough in this was the publication of Maus: A Survivor's Tale (1972) by Art Spiegelman. There is now a genre of art that focuses on, exposes, and comments on survivors and survivor-tales. Some want to see art as part of a process of healing, and in this they work in a manner akin to art therapy or the older twentieth century notion of art psychology. There are others who resist the implicit mandate that art should be put into the service of psychological repair. These artists tend to work in a direction that links trauma to questions of memory, identity and politics.
Many movies deal with PTSD. It is an especially popular subject amongst "war veteran" films, often portraying Vietnam war veterans suffering from extreme PTSD and having difficulties adjusting to civilian life.
In more recent work, an example is that of Krzysztof Wodiczko who teaches at MIT and who is known for interviewing people and then projecting these interviews onto large public buildings.[7] Wodiczko aims to bring trauma not merely into public discourse but to have it contest the presumed stability of cherished urban monuments. His work has brought to life issues such as homelessness, rape, and violence. Other artists who engage the issue of trauma are Everlyn Nicodemus of Tanzania and Milica Tomic of Serbia.[8]
References
- ↑ International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies http://www.istss.org/what/history2.cfm
- ↑ United States Department of Veteran Affairs
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Lecture in the Audio-Digest Psychiatry series, before 2007; volume no., issue no. and speaker's name unavailable.
- ↑ Brunet, Alain (2007). "Don't Throw Out the Baby With the Bathwater (PTSD Is Not Overdiagnosed)". Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 52 (8): 501–502. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ VAC-ACC.GC.CA
- ↑ Mark Jarzombek, "The Post-traumatic Turn and the Art of Walid Ra'ad and Krzysztof Wodiczko: from Theory to Trope and Beyond," in Trauma and Visuality, Saltzman, Lisa and Eric Rosenberg, editors (University Press of New England, 2006)
- ↑ Elizabeth Cowie, "Perceiving Memory and Tales of the Other: the work of Milica Tomic," Camera Austria, no. [?], pp. 14-16.