Violent veterans.
A study in the January issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS): a professional society founded on June 11, 1942 for doctors practicing geriatric medicine. Among the founding physicians were Dr. Ignatz Leo Nascher, who coined the term "geriatrics," Dr. Malford W. suggests that World War II and Korean war veterans ≈The last U.S. Korean War veteran on active duty was Lt.Col Don Byers, US Army, who retired in 1992 - Neil Armstrong, astronaut, US Navy
- F. Lee Bailey, lawyer, US Marine Corps
- James A.
who develop dementia may have sudden, violent outbursts related to post-traumatic stress disorder--if PTSD PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder.
PTSD
abbr.
posttraumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is left untreated. About 600,000 of the veterans are at risk of developing dementia, researchers note.
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