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Steven G. Koven
Department of Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA
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PTSD Treatment Literature: Old and Fresh Approaches
Author(s): Steven G. Koven
PTSD is a brain disorder that exacts large costs to individuals, families, and society in general. Direct monetary costs that are associated with PTSD symptoms of U.S. military veterans have been increasing steadily. Less direct indicators of PTSD costs to society include the externalities of lower economic productivity, family dysfunction, PTSD comorbidities, drug, and alcohol addictions. Veteran awards linked to PTSD are conferred with the tacit assumption that “cures” for PTSD do not exist. Veterans Administration policies adopt the pharmacological strategy of dispensing drugs that have not been approved for PTSD usage by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Despite the existing government policies regarding PTSD treatment of veterans, emerging literature indicates that innovative PTSD treatments are available, that they deserve further scrutiny, and that they may pre.. View more»