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Do the research...Ask questions.

Leah Parady, US Air Force 1993 - 2011, shares her advice for others who may be concerned about PTSD.

Transcript

I would say advocate for your own health care.

And by doing that, one of the things

that got me on this whole kick

of getting off of benzodiazepines and my

other medication

was by reading the clincal practice guidelines.

And most people don't know

about clinical practice guidelines.

But these are evidence-based guidelines

on how to treat certain conditions

and to improve the quality of outcomes

and mitigate variation of treatment

by evidence-based protocols.

Do the research, talk to other people,

don't just take everyone's word for it,

and I say that, I mean these are clinicians,

they're trained, you know, I'm not a clinician.

But there is evidence-based protocols

for the treatment of PTSD, read them,

get to know them, ask questions, it's your health care.

You have every right to ask about your own health care.

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