Military Eyes Brain Scanners for Identifying and Preventing PTSD

Jan 14th, 2010

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) poses a significant threat to military personnel, and some psychological experts believe that more than one-third of the troops returning from Iraq will suffer from some form of the debilitating psychological condition. Coping with, and easing the effects of , the disorder has proven to be incredibly difficult, so the armed forces are taking a direct, and preventive, approach in confronting the conflict epidemic. The military is reportedly developing a portable, weather-resistant brain-scanning device . In theory, the brain monitor (which could revolutionize diagnosing psychiatric disorders) would identify the neurological markers for PTSD, anxiety, and depression

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