Today I finished about 3 paragraphs.
Tomorrow evening I will continue to work on my paper.

Goals

Today my goal was to finish up my background section of my paper. I did in fact finish it, and moved on to my "what the government is doing" section. My next step will be to add in my naysayer about "what the government isn't doing".

Outline

Outline:

I. Introduction
A. How the government is handling combat veterans suffering from PTSD.
B. Stating therapy options
II. Background
A. What is PTSD
B. Background statistics
C. Define terms
D. History of treatment ex: Vietam
III. Current government programs
A. What should the government be doing
B. What is and can be done
C. What are some problems with what is being done
IV. Effectiveness/ Who does it effect
A. Of different treatment methods
B. Impact of PTSD on family members/friends/work
V. Conclusion
A. Is what is being done enough

Annotated Bibliography #3

Hoge, Charles. Mental Health Problems, Use of Mental Health Services, and Attrition From Military Service After Returning From Deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal of the American Medical Association, March 2006.

This article focuses on the population-level screening for mental health problems among all service members returning from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations. Army soldiers and Marines are the participants of this experiment. They screen them for PTSD, and other mental health problems. All returning military personal were required to complete a brief Post Deployment Health Assessment. I will look at the results of these tests, as well as their efficiency. This article also gives referral to mental health care and rates of utilization of mental health services. I will also use these statistics in my paper.

Annotated Bib

Friedman, Matthew. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Returnees From Afghanistan and Iraq. The American Journal of Psychiatry, April 2006.
Friedman states that a majority of military personal returning from duty, will not successfully readjust to life at home. These men and women are at high risk of developing PTSD or some other psychiatric disorder. These returnees should be routinely tested for symptoms of these diseases, so that treatment can be started as soon as possible. The author looks at different subjects who are returning veterans, and analyzes their symptoms. I will look at these symptoms and the treatment for them. Risk factors of PTSD are also discussed in this article, and I will look at who is at risk, and other dangers.
Kingsley, George. Contemporary Group Treatment of Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of The American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry. 2007.
Methods of treatment of PTSD are the main focus of this article. Kingsley looks at treatment of WWII and Vietnam veterans. He looks at group and individual treatments. Additional psychosocial problems and symptoms that accompany PTSD are also discussed. I will use this article to look into the different treatment plans.

Roles

I think that my research topic has two roles. I haven’t quite decided what view on my topic I would like to take yet. It would either fall into Problem-Solving Detective or Critical Analyst, or Analyzer and Evaluator of a Controversy. If my research question is, Should the government be required to financially support counseling for war victims suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, then I think that it is the Problem-Solving Detective or Critical Analyst. If my research question is, Is the government providing adequate support for combat veterans suffering from PTSD, I believe the role is Analyzer and Evaluator of a Controversy.

So far I have learned about the background of PTSD. I have learned who is the most susceptible to suffering from PTSD. I’ve learned the negative effects of this disease, and treatment/medication options. I still need to know more specific examples of PTSD in combat veterans. Now that I know the background of the disease I need to narrow down my searches and focus more on my direct topic. I will be looking for articles and information on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in live combat veterans.