VVA Fosters International Cooperation on PTSD

VVA Fosters International Cooperation on PTSD

By Rev. Phil Salois, M.S.

EXCERPT: "ast November, while attending the annual meeting of the
International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies in Washington, D.C.,
I had the rare and wonderful opportunity to meet two young doctors
from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, one of the former Soviet Socialist
Republics. Recognizing that I was a Vietnam veteran, they came up to
me, introduced themselves, and immediately requested my help. Why had
they traveled halfway around the world to attend this professional
mental-health conference? It became immediately apparent in speaking
with Dr. Fuad Aliev (the only one who spoke English) that they came
looking for assistance in learning more about..."

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