1. INTRODUCTION
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POSTRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME ON VETERANS
VETERANSFROM DIFFERENT ERAS

2. THE IMPACT OF POSTRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME ON VETERANS AND MARITAL INTIMACY
3. VIETNAM VETS, PTSD, AND AGENT ORANGE
AGENT ORANGEEFFECTS
DEPRESSION
4. 5. SYMPTOMS
NIGHTMARES
DEPRESSION
FLASHBACKS
ANGER
6. 7. Consequences of PTSD
Veterans PTSD behavior
Effects on intimate partners
8. DISFUNCTIONAL RELATIONS

Sleep problems, 9. Disassociation, 10. Severe sexual problems.

VETERAN PTSD POEM
11. MARITALINTIMACY
Intimacy among couples, is an essential component of a couple relations and define intimacy as the ability to be sensitive and aware of each others psychological, emotional, physical, operational and spiritual needs (Zahava et al 2005).
Marital intimacy is the most essential form of support and communication in a couple.
12. Cumulative effects

Avoidance behavior, 13. Creates emotional numbness 14. Difficult to express emotions.

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL BURDEN
15. CONCLUSION

Affects Intimate relations 16. Early intervention 17. Marital Therapy 18. More research in the area: 19. Older veterans 20. Lesbian and their partners 21. Gay soldiers and their partners

22. THANK YOU
The guns and the bombs the rockets and the warship, are all symbols of human failure.
Lyndon B. Johnson