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Improving the Quality of Comprehensive Care for the OEF and OIF Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Introduction and statement of the project

The prevalence of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) amongst the military veterans who have served in the Afghanistan and Iraqi wars threatens the continued struggle to achieve support from the society in the fight against terrorism. The reason behind the challenges emanates from the health disorders that many of the war veterans suffer from because of the war experiences. Therefore, it is a necessary course to embark on the identification of effective methods that would in turn serve in the OEF (Operation Enduring Freedom) and OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) successful outcomes. It is evident that the military veterans risk vital issues in their lives by offering their services in the war torn zones with the notion that peace will be achieved. Studies have associated PTSD issues amongst war veterans with the daunting events, which include brutal murders, rapes, and tortures; hence, the research will serve towards the identification of precautionary measures that will reduce the chances of suffering from the disorder (Becker-Blease & Freyd, 2005). In that case, the research will establish the salient approaches of pursuing effective PTSD recovery programs for the post-war veterans.

Importance of the research study to the society

According to Section 1710(e) (1) (D) of the US Code, the veterans are entitled to free medical care; thus, health practitioners should embrace the constitutional approach and emulate the set ethics in ensuring that PTSD does not turn into a lifetime health issue for the war veterans (Seal et al. 2009). Citing to the experiences surrounding the military officers who have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the society should understand the vital role of establishing recovery methods as the probability that the veterans will suffer from posttraumatic stress disorders is high (Yehuda, 2011). On the other hand, the Department of Veteran Affairs should pursue the acquisition of positive approaches, which seem to be appropriate in resolving the military traumas and other related war experiences (Cahill & Foa, 2007). In emphasis, the research project will target the identification of the appropriate social, health, counseling, and research services that will reduce the PTSD cases whenever used upon the veterans.

The identified need for change

Different scholars have researched on the subject of PTSD on war veterans and have realized that the current approaches are failing to establish long-lasting solutions for the victims of PTSD (Tanielian & Jaycox, 2008). After identifying the majority veterans who served from the Iraq and Afghanistan warfare yet to recover from the psychological traumas that they experienced, it is arguable that the current health care solutions are insufficient. Hence, despite the medical practitioners’ struggle to achieve successful outcomes, it is critical to acknowledge the use of new ideas as venerable to success (Dalgleish & Power, 2013). The salient need of revamping the healthcare remedies administered on the veterans emanates from the inconsistencies witnessed in the current healthcare and social approaches used in assisting the veterans in their recuperation processes since many of the victims do not recover fully from the PTSD cases (Hoge et al. 2012).

Theoretical foundation of the research project

Horowitz identified the Stress Response theory as a necessary approach for health practitioners and PTSD victims to identify the types of traumas that need to be addressed. According to the researcher’s findings, human beings are vulnerable to trauma, but they tend to fail in identifying the exact cause; hence, worsening their health conditions (Schnurr et al. 2009). Secondly, the theory of Shuttered Assumptions revolves around the characteristic of people to establish facts out of mere assumptions rather than investigating the main cause of a given issue. The importance of the theory to this study is the identification of the inevitable causes of PTSD on war veterans with the notion that the worthwhile approach will lead to the establishment of precise and correct examination results of the victims for better medication (Monson, Taft, & Fredman, 2009). The study will also include the conditioning and information-processing theories in order to forecast the victims’ experiences in the battlefield, which will aid the medication process.

Conclusion and investigator’s position

The US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan regions have turned out to be lengthy. Personally, I have realized that over 50,000 military troops are likely to suffer from PTSD since the terrorists use inhuman methods on the victims they kidnap while retaliating against the invasions. With such knowledge in mind, I have resolved to administer the identified theoretical remedies in soliciting information from all war veterans returning from the battlefield in order to identify the seriousness of the PTSD cases and the appropriate medical procedures that different victims should pursue (Michael et al. 2005).

References

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Cahill, S. P., & Foa, E. B. (2007). Psychological theories of PTSD. Handbook of PTSD: Science and practice, 55-77.

Dalgleish, T., & Power, M. J. (2013). Emotion-specific and emotion-non-specific components of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Implications for a taxonomy of related psychopathology. Behaviour research and therapy, 42(9), 1069-1088.

Hoge, C. W., Castro, C. A., Messer, S. C., McGurk, D., Cotting, D. I., & Koffman, R. L. (2012). Combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health problems, and barriers to care. New England Journal of Medicine, 351(1), 13-22.

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Seal, K. H., Metzler, T. J., Gima, K. S., Bertenthal, D., Maguen, S., & Marmar, C. R. (2009). Trends and risk factors for mental health diagnoses among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs health care, 2002–2008. American Journal of Public Health, 99(9), 1651.

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Yehuda, R. (2011). Are glucocortoids responsible for putative hippocampal damage in PTSD? How and when to decide. Hippocampus, 11(2), 85-89.