[Essay] MILT 675 PTSD Treatment Plan - Research paper (Top Rated) 2020/2021

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United States Marine Corps veteran GySgt Marcos Chaves is a 35-year-old Hispanic male who is seeking professional help for anger, violent outburst, destruction of property, inability to focus, and r... ecurring nightmares. GySgt Chaves, have been in the Marines for 17 years with 3 tours of duty in Iraq. He has also been married for 15 years to his high school sweetheart, they have twin boys. During his last tour in Iraq, he witnesses the senseless killings of Iraqi women and children that was carried out by al Qaeda leaders during a street demonstration on a day that he was on patrol in the neighboring towns. He was astonished at the way the children were slaughtered, he hears on the radio to retreat because the Iraqi soldiers began to open fire on the convoy. As the truck began to quickly reverse, GySgt Chaves noticed a young girl laying there crying for help, he yelled for the driver to stop the vehicle, however, the driver was unable to do so because they were under heavy fire. After the incident the battalion Chaplin spoke to him and he felt that was sufficient enough until he started to have nightmares, and feelings of rage for the last 6 months. Upon returning home he decided to take leave so that he can adapt as well as spend time with his family. His first night was difficult, every time he closes his eyes, he would hear the cries of the children and feel their bodies fall to the ground. GySgt Chaves wife noticed he wasn’t sleeping and she tried to assist him by buying over the counter sleeping pills but even that didn’t work. As time passed, he was very angry, anything that his wife and boys say and do was a trigger for him, which caused him to lash out and react in rage. The last incident that occurred that has caused the military police to come to their home was when he became angry at the neighbor because their dog was urinating in their yard. GySgt Chaves went into his garage and got a metal baseball bat and began to hit the neighbor's fence and then he proceeded to damage their vehicle. [Show More]

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