Sunday, July 22, 2012

Resilience training still stupid after all these years

When Col. Castro came out and said the troops should be treated as if this type of PTSD is the same as all others, I had some hope they would finally admit this is a failure but as with so many other things the military does, they are planning on doing more of it. Get ready for more military suicides and attempted suicides the DOD and the VA report. You still won't see all of them. If they are not in the DOD system or the VA's, no one is counting the but their own families.

Resilience programs expand; value debated
By Patricia Kime
Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jul 22, 2012

“Resilience” has become the latest military buzzword as the services embrace new programs designed to toughen mind and body to ward off future mental health problems.

But the programs, built on the principles of positive psychology, are controversial, and some troops agree with critics who say the programs aren’t scientifically proven and actually could hinder natural coping techniques.
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