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Abstract: 

In New York State alone, 40,000 returning veterans are expected in 2012. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a recognized combat issue. The recent IDU interview with Dr. Charles Kennedy examined the issues of post-traumatic stress of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Kennedy noted that post-traumatic stress disorder was discovered in returning Viet Nam veterans, and it was through the efforts of these veterans that a clinical diagnosis emerged. (Dr. Charles Kennedy, “PTSD and Driving: An Interview With Psychologist Charles Kennedy,” 16(1) IDU 5 (Wint. 2012).) Below is a case study from the upcoming exhibit entitled “The Second Front: Viet Nam.” In this interview, John Michel, who is currently a volunteer Vet Court mentor in the Buffalo City Court, details his battle with post-traumatic stress and his self-medication with alcohol. He also ties post-traumatic stress to the roadway.

Keywords: PTSD; road rage

Affiliations:  1: Impaired Driving Update Editor.