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By Dave Pugliese; War in the Mind is a new documentary from filmmaker Judy Jackson which deals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and how soldiers are coping with that issue.
War in the Mind also investigates the issue of soldier suicide. Statistics from past and present wars tell the sad story of the magnitude of this problem. Families who have felt invisible, their sons’ stories unacknowledged, tell of the impact of their loss.
Yet this film also discovers that with effective treatment suicide can be prevented. Our cameras gained unique access to a UBC/Canadian Legion program which helps soldiers undo the wiring that military training has implanted in their brains, confront their pain, and learn to live again. At the beginning of this therapeutic program one of the soldiers states:
Posted by DB HORNER on July 8, 2011 at 12:46 am
Watched the Doc last night on TVO — powerful and very moving. All the politicians on the Hill should watch this documentary to learn about the toll war takes on our Service personnel. Also schools should be shown this documentary as well. Bravo.
Posted by Marty on July 8, 2011 at 4:20 pm
thanks for your service and feedback. Would you mind sharing what part spoke to you most. Is it difficult for a vet to find peace after the horror of war?
How have you dealt with your trauma? Thanks again for the endorsement for the documentary.