In 2002, the scientists gathered veterans' self-reports on other sources of stress later in life -- things like personal injury or illness or the death of a spouse.
Without treatment, many veterans self-medicate to seek the mental peace and quiet they find so elusive.
The study found that, compared to non-deployed veterans, deployed veterans (self-) reported higher rates of congenital malformations among offspring born during each of those three time periods – suggesting the possibility of reporting bias.
"All I can think about is how freedom is popular," he said, admiring the typical Paul Posse mix of "Occupy" types, (both pro and anti-Paul) military veterans, self-taught historians, skateboard hipsters and graying peaceniks.
Just as many combat veterans self-medicate by drinking to quiet their mental storms, so they are loathe to acknowledge their drinking problems and seek treatment.
Veterans self-selected to participate in either a manualized ACT or CBT for chronic pain group.
Not all veterans self-identify as vets.
Nevertheless, the presence of the veterans made the filmmakers self-conscious about how they portrayed events.
On its Web site the Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes Foundation, the veterans charity run by controversial, self-described "nonprofit entrepreneur" Roger Chapin, says flatly that 75% of contributions received "goes directly to programs that help service members".
And, perhaps most important, the veterans' sense of responsibility, optimism and self-awareness is renewed by caring for the dogs.
