Hidden Hills in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

True Cost of the Invisible Wounds of War

— Freedom Park —

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Marker

Inscription.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. True Cost of the Invisible Wounds of War. Military veterans face a higher risk of experiencing traumatic events, therefore are more prone to developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Veterans are twice as likely as the general public to be diagnosed with PTSD; approximately 13% of all veterans were diagnosed. Veterans are more likely to experience a traumatic event, on average; veterans reported 3.4 traumatic events in their life. , , Certain variables influence a veteran's likelihood of developing PTSD, including: , . Degree of exposure to combat , . Discharging a weapon during combat , . Witnessing life-threatening injuries or death while deployed , . Levels of social support following traumatic exposure (such as the support of friends and family members. , , Diagnostic criteria for PTSD are widely accepted in psychiatry and related mental health fields, and include: , . Intrusion of Thoughts, Memories, Flashbacks, and Dreams , . Avoidance of Reminders of Traumatic Events , . Alterations in Cognition and Mood , Negative beliefs of oneself or others , Difficulty remembering events , . Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity , Angry outbursts , Difficulty concentrating or sleeping , . Symptoms lasting for months or years , , PTSD rates among veterans who served in different military conflicts vary widely. , . Vietnam War Veterans: The lifetime prevalence of PTSD was 30.9% among men who served in Vietnam and 26.9% among women. , , . Gulf War Veterans: In a study from 1995 to 1997, researcher Han K. Kang and his colleagues found that 12.1% had PTSD at the time. , , . Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans: In a 2008 study, the RAND Corporation found 13.8% had PTSD. , , While many veterans experience PTSD following a traumatic event during combat, members of the military may also be exposed to other forms of trauma. One form of trauma for PTSD is learning of the violent death of a friend. Additionally, medical personnel have cumulative trauma after treating series of combat wounds. Veterans are also exposed to more instances of sexual assault compared to civilian populations, 33 percent of female veterans reported sexual assault while serving. Half of all reported sexual assault victims are men. , , Overall health risks are elevated, both physical and psychological challenges. PTSD causes problems of substance abuse, cardiovascular challenges relating to hypertension, chronic pain and chances go abdominal bacteria. , , (insert) , PTSD has been associated with a range of mental health and medical concerns: , , Cardiovascular challenges . Chronic pain . Substance use and mental health disorders . Gastrointestinal issues

Military veterans face a higher risk of experiencing traumatic events, therefore are more prone to developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Veterans are twice as likely as the general public to be diagnosed with PTSD; approximately 13% of all veterans were diagnosed. Veterans are more likely to experience a traumatic event, on average; veterans reported 3.4 traumatic events in their life.

Certain variables influence a veteran's likelihood of developing PTSD, including:
• Degree of exposure to combat
• Discharging a weapon during combat
• Witnessing life-threatening injuries or death while deployed
• Levels of social support following traumatic exposure (such as the support of friends and family members.

Diagnostic criteria for PTSD are widely accepted in psychiatry and related mental health fields, and include:
• Intrusion of Thoughts, Memories, Flashbacks, and Dreams
• Avoidance of Reminders of Traumatic Events
• Alterations in Cognition and Mood
Negative beliefs of oneself or others
Difficulty remembering events
• Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity
Angry outbursts
Difficulty

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concentrating or sleeping
• Symptoms lasting for months or years

PTSD rates among veterans who served in different military conflicts vary widely.
• Vietnam War Veterans: The lifetime prevalence of PTSD was 30.9% among men who served in Vietnam and 26.9% among women.

• Gulf War Veterans: In a study from 1995 to 1997, researcher Han K. Kang and his colleagues found that 12.1% had PTSD at the time.

• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans: In a 2008 study, the RAND Corporation found 13.8% had PTSD.

While many veterans experience PTSD following a traumatic event during combat, members of the military may also be exposed to other forms of trauma. One form of trauma for PTSD is learning of the violent death of a friend. Additionally, medical personnel have cumulative trauma after treating series of combat wounds. Veterans are also exposed to more instances of sexual assault compared to civilian populations, 33 percent of female veterans reported sexual assault while serving. Half of all reported sexual assault victims are men.

Overall health risks are elevated, both physical and psychological challenges. PTSD causes

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Marker

problems of substance abuse, cardiovascular challenges relating to hypertension, chronic pain and chances go abdominal bacteria.

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PTSD has been associated with a range of mental health and medical concerns:

Cardiovascular challenges • Chronic pain • Substance use and mental health disorders • Gastrointestinal issues

Erected by City of Jacksonville.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Science & Medicine.

Location. 30° 21.411′ N, 81° 31.102′ W. Memorial is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Hidden Hills. It can be reached from the intersection of Fort Caroline Road and McCormick Road, on the left when traveling south. The Marker is located within Freedom Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10946 Fort Caroline Rd, Jacksonville FL 32225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of

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Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Chemical Warfare (here, next to this marker); Traumatic Brain Injury (here, next to this marker); Cosmo Landmarks (within shouting distance of this marker); The Community of Cosmo (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gullah Geechee People (within shouting distance of this marker); Ethel Deloris Demps (1944-2017) (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Cosmo Community (approx. 0.4 miles away); Palm Spring Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Also see . . .
1. Better Understand PTSD - HCP Information Website. (Submitted on January 17, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Freedom Park. (Submitted on January 17, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 17, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.