Military patients with post-traumatic stress disorder struggle with severe nightmares, flashbacks, social avoidance, hyper-vigilance, and often self-destructive behavior tendencies upon returning from combat. These are real and very treatable symptoms, but some...
We’re always so well-meaning when we say it. “Cheer up;” “Shake it off;” or, my personal favorite, “Man up!” Despite an increasing awareness of the importance of treating mental illness as, well, illness, I often encounter...