The film focuses on Eaton’s recovery, and on his work as a river guide helping veterans recover from war by the simple act of whitewater rafting
PTSD
Veterans, PTSD and substance abuse
Based on animal models and pilot studies that have been done on humans, there’s enough to suggest that it may reduce PTSD symptoms and cravings for substances,’ explains Dr. Sudie Back, the principal investigator on the study.
Is PTSD more common among soldiers now than in the past?
Many other names would be proposed for this condition over the years before the American Psychiatric Association put it in the books as post-traumatic stress disorder in 1980
Vets & PTSD: Healing war’s hidden scars
Savannah joins San Diego, Ann Arbor and Boston as a point where vets can help doctors develop future protocol for PTSD.
