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Abstract: 

This interview was conducted June 27, 2011, as part of The Second Front: The Roadway, a documentary film funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Dr. Kennedy explains how the roadway itself can be a trigger for post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. He further notes that many returning combat veterans use alcohol to self-medicate and repress their haunting nightmares, which adds to the risks they can bring to the highway.

Keywords: TRAP, Afghanistan, Iraq, triggers, flashback, adrenaline high, combat neurosis, shell shock, soldier’s heart, nightmares, anxiety, road rage

Affiliations:  1: Journal Editor.