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It is indeed a fact, that military veterans run a higher likelihood of an exposure, or multiple exposures to traumatic events. These events may have a lasting and drastic effect upon a veteranā€™s state of mind, and many have attributed the psychological disorders, neurosis and struggles that they face on the events that they faced within military service. Rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), addiction, risk taking behaviours, depression, anxiety, violence and other mental health disorders are statistically higher in veterans than in other civilian demographics. In this essay, we will explore those exposures and why many individuals may struggle post service, once transitioned from serving soldier, into civilian life. We will look firstly at the types of exposures, the severity of those exposures, then the risk factors effecting veterans specifically, the treatment and processes that they can receive, or not, as the case may be. I will also explore why veterans might not be receiving this essential post ā€“ service care; from the culture within the veteran community, to the failings within the health care system, from the attitudes, behaviours and beliefs of the individual to a deep-rooted distrust of the very system designed to serve them, this focus will be entirely on veterans of the British Forces.
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