French military hospital to open PTSD treatment unit in Paris in October
A unit for treating post-traumatic disorders among service members is due to open in Paris in October. A former senior corporal who served in Afghanistan and Mali has experienced anger outbursts, panic attacks and nightmares since leaving the military in 2016.
A unit for treating post-traumatic disorders among service members is due to open at a military hospital in Paris in October. France’s military is gradually acknowledging the scale of psychological harm linked to overseas deployments.
A former senior corporal who served in France’s operations in Afghanistan and Mali has faced repeated anger outbursts, panic attacks and nightmares since ending his career in 2016.
New treatment unit in Paris
The specialist unit is scheduled to open at a military hospital in the capital in October. It will focus on disorders connected to experiences during military service.
The report says the French military had long failed to fully recognize the extent of the psychological injury. Its effects reach beyond service members themselves and can devastate their loved ones.
The former soldier denied the problem for years before confronting its symptoms. The report presents his experience as an ongoing internal struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder.
What we know
- A Paris military hospital plans to open a unit for treating post-traumatic disorders in October.
- The former senior corporal served in France’s operations in Afghanistan and Mali.
- Since ending his career in 2016, he has experienced anger outbursts, panic attacks and nightmares.
- The psychological injury affects service members and their loved ones.
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- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: Le Monde International.
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