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Veterans, refugees and victims of war crimes are all vulnerable to PTSD

  • Written by Arash Javanbakht, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), with Rep. Marc Pocan (D.-Wis.) behind her, speaks Jan. 8, 2020 at the Capitol.Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo

Mental health is often used in political discourse and arguments. Post-traumatic stress disorder was the subject Jan. 8, when Rep. Ilhan Omar (D.-Minn.), herself a Somalian refugee who had spent years in a refugee camp...

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