The military learned with the Warrior Transition Units from Afghanistan and Iraq that a lot of times soldiers will not tell you they are having bad dreams, they will not tell you they are having flashbacks, they will not tell you they are having symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury in a group meeting or group session like that.
Isakson discusses the challenges veterans face in disclosing PTSD symptoms in group settings.
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