[hardhead]

A whole new area of income for scumbag defense lawyers. This ought to enhance their bottom line. Is there a statute of limitations on war PTSD or flashbacks? Should the cutoff be the Spanish-American War or World War I?

[mbynack]

If this doesn't work, there's always junk food, the school system, peer pressure, global warming, radiation exposure, asbestos, florescent lights, shoe polish, food additives, bovine growth hormone, caffeine, gang violence, television, loud music, rap music, and lack of breast feeding to blame.

[mbynack]

I forgot religion, alcohol, marijuana, diet pills, improper toilet training, Airline Food, George Bush, availability of guns, Agent Orange, SUVs, Voodoo, Airline security, low self esteem, fumes from spray starch, vitamin deficiencies, low IQ, being yelled at in basic training, stress, fear of a Nuclear Winter, Rosie O’Donnell and Jerry Springer, road rage, co-workers, and power lines.

[joesnuffy]

PTSD (delayed stress) can occur 10-20 yrs after the stressors (combat experiences)

The theory is that soldiers must .."drive on"...in combat and cannot allow even the brutual death of a close friend to stop them from the misson..
Later on... back home... when one is standing down from one's military responsibilites these stressors surface and have impact on our present day lives and relationships..Some soldiers deal with it better than others...age and family support are large contributing factors to how well this is accomplished

I have worked with a lot of Vietnam vets..genuine combat vets..with PTSD to various degrees. Some debilitating and some not hardly at all...

Yet none of them have comitted murder..and the majority react to confrontation with avoidance inspite of the media's lies to the contrary...