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A 10 page research paper that discusses the situation, diagnosis and treatment of homeless vets with PTSD. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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are honorable men and women, the nations forgotten heroes, as 90 percent of their number earned honorable discharges; 3 out every 4 served during a period of armed conflict; and
one-third served in a war zone (Who is helping, 2003). A contributing cause to these disturbing statistics is the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among this population. The following
examination explores the topic of PTSD among homeless veterans, with a particular focus on the role that the nurse educator in regards to the issues involved. Description of the
target population Pathophysiology: There are, of course, two ways of defining this category: i.e., the antecedents for homelessness and the pathology associated with PTSD. According to OToole, et
al, homelessness has been defined as "unsheltered, or living in an emergency shelter, transitional housing unit, or doubled-up with friends or family" for the majority of the last three previous
months (OToole, et al, 2007, p. 447). The pathophysiology of homelessness remains unclear and somewhat perplexing when considering the "opportunities associated with military service and the benefits long available to
veterans" (Gamache, 2000, p. 803). While veterans who incurred punitive discharges are ineligible for Veterans Administration (VA) benefits, research verifies that this applies to only a small percentage of homeless
veterans, as the vast majority of homeless veterans (93 percent) served with honor (Gamache, 2000). Evidence suggests that PTSD plays a large role in this situation. PTSD has been recognized
by healthcare providers since the late 1800s, as literature from that period observed that people who have experienced severe trauma tend to exhibit dissociative behavior, such as "depersonalization, de-realization, amnesia,
or fugue states" (Briere, Scot and Weathers, 2005, p. 2295). This is a defensive mechanism that allows the individual mentally block themselves off from the stress and pain of the
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