Insurgency Tactics and PTSD (IMAGE)

Veterans Affairs Research Communications

Insurgency Tactics and PTSD

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An Air Force dog handler attached to the US Army 25th Infantry Division searches for explosive devices during a raid in Iraq in 2006. VA researchers found that guerilla tactics such as suicide attacks and roadside bombs may trigger more PTSD than conventional warfare.

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U.S. Air Force

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