Psychiatric casualty
A psychiatric casualty is a military combatant who is unable to continue fighting due to some sort of mental debilitation. The debilitations a casualty can suffer are extensive; they can be anything from affective disorders to somatoform disorders, with many psychiatric casualties developing long term or permanent post-traumatic stress disorder.[1] Treatment generally consists of simply removing a soldier from combat; however, psychotherapy is sometimes used.
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