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Fear for active-duty spouses triggers symptoms of PTSD: (TampaBayTribune)
January 11, 2009
Still, "there's a lot of research to show that partners and spouses and kids suffer from secondary PTSD," said Tom Berger, a senior analyst for veterans benefits and mental health issues for the Vietnam Vets of America..."If somebody is with you and they're constantly hypervigilant ... you can sometimes take on that kind of anxiety," said Dr. Carri-Ann Gibson, director of the PTSD and trauma recovery program at James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa. click here to view
