Real life Rambos Struggle with PTSD

Title:
Real-life Rambos Struggle with PTSD
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806

Summary:
The article is about the movie entitled Rambo and the real-life issue of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. Aside from providing a brief narrative about the movie, t

Keywords:
depression, stress and anxiety, self-destruction, antidepressant prescriptions

Article Body:
Rambo is a term that has become synonymous with gung-ho action and a persona that has become a

Taken from the 1982 movie that was originally entitled First Blood, the film is about the char

Rambo’s return to civilian life was not easy. The ’70s was a period of student activism that w
Like many Vietnam veterans, Rambo suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.

The


Like the movie and the character of Rambo, thousands of Vietnam veterans suffered from PTSD.

While the movie did not show that Rambo received professional help for his struggle with PTSD,

Unlike the movie, real-life soldiers are not invincible Rambos who can go through life without
Another installment of the Rambo movie series will be shown in 2008.

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