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Abstract: 

Di Nitto has experienced PTSD and is a true example of the wounded healer. Di Nitto’s insights are relevant for the symptoms of PTSD and how they manifest themselves on the roadway as well as the battlefield. This is the second of a multipart article discussing PTSD in returning veterans, their treatment, and possible environmental and genetic factors that may contribute to its development. (Michael C. Di Nitto, “Risk Factors of PTSD in Iraq-Afghanistan Vets, Part I,” 16(3) IDU 54 (Sum. 2012).)

Keywords: pre-existing conditions, environmental stimuli, learned coping skills, neuroticism, multiple deployments, Biological, Genetic, Environmental Factors, traumatic brain injury, allostatic load

Affiliations:  1: U.S. Army Special Forces; 2: Fr. Peter Young’s Veterans Supportive Housing Initiative.