Soldiers fake mental trauma symptoms to win respect, claims veterans charity boss

‘Military charities are sensationalizing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to receive funding while some veterans actually want the mental trauma diagnosis because it lends them kudos, the head of a charity for wounded soldiers has warned.
Ed Parker, head of Walking with the Wounded, told the Times on Friday he believes “the PTSD label has become one that is very engaging.”
“We have all got to raise money. We have all got to maintain a front to the public and as the conflict disappears into the past our ability to talk about the physical injuries actually declines.”’

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