Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Background
Both sides of the debate: Sources
1. Scientific American: "Soldiers' Stress: What Doctors Get Wrong about PTSD" A growing number of experts insist that the concept of post-traumatic stress disorder is itself disordered and that soldiers are suffering as a result 2. New York Times: "Unconscionable Red Tape" In this op-ed piece, a Tulane professor argues the very system that is supposed to help veterans with P.T.S.D. often makes their depression worse. 3. The Washington Post: "Afghan rampage suspect Robert Bales was a soldier strained by deployments" Profile of veteran Robert Bales who killed 16 Afghan civilians, leading others to question the tragedy of this event: the loss of innocent lives or the destruction of one who was supposed to save them? 4. New York Times: "V.A. Is Easing Rules to Cover Stress Disorder" Discusses how the government is preparing to issue new rules that will make it substantially easier for veterans who have been found to have post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits, a change that could affect hundreds of thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam. 5. TIME: "The Unintended Consequences of the Current PTSD Diagnosis" Author argues that new regulations for diagnosing Post-Traumatic Stress in veterans lessens the potential spectrum for accurate diagnosis of other potential traumas, despite the widening benefits such an identification could warrant for a veteran and his family. |
Taking Sides: Where do you fall?
Based upon your research, answer the following question using APE format.
Remember to include:
Assertion: a claim that answers all parts of the question
Proof: evidence from the text
Explanation: what is said, why is it important?
Proper conventions, grammar, and spelling
In your opinion, do the changes in requirements for PTSD benefits further help or hinder the cause of veterans suffering from that condition? State at least two reasons and provide research to support your claim. Strong responses will address and refute counter-claims as they make their case.
Remember to include:
Assertion: a claim that answers all parts of the question
Proof: evidence from the text
Explanation: what is said, why is it important?
Proper conventions, grammar, and spelling
In your opinion, do the changes in requirements for PTSD benefits further help or hinder the cause of veterans suffering from that condition? State at least two reasons and provide research to support your claim. Strong responses will address and refute counter-claims as they make their case.