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The number of ex-military personnel seeking help for post-traumatic stress (PTSD) has risen by over a quarter (26 per cent) and this figure is continuing to increase.<\/p>\n
There has also been a significant rise in the number of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans seeking help for disorders, according to the charity Combat Stress.<\/p>\n
It revealed that it deals with six new veterans asking for help each day and is at its busiest in its 96-year-history.<\/p>\n
The charity has also treated veterans with specialist PTSD residential programmes, which it claims can significantly reduce the severity of the disease.<\/p>\n
It said that the vast majority (87 per cent) saw a reduction in their PTSD symptoms. This improvement was maintained at their six-month follow-up.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the findings, Dr Dominic Murphy a spokesman of Combat Stress and author of the BMJ Open paper, said: “This study demonstrates great improvements in Veterans suffering from PTSD during and, importantly, after treatment with Combat Stress. This shows we can effectively reduce their PTSD symptoms – such as flashbacks – and also reduce depression, anxiety and anger problems. <\/p>\n
"The results also show significant improvements in areas such as ability to work and fit into the community. Overall this means a real improvement in quality of life for these Veterans and, by extension, their families.”<\/p>\n
In total, it has received 2,264 referrals for PTSD in 2014\/15.<\/p>\n
According to the charity, more veterans are seeking help sooner. Furthermore, it revealed that it has worked with 6,000 ex-service personnel from all conflicts since the Second World War.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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