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Frederick Lemere, MD
Seattle

JAMA. 1981;246(2):125.

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To the Editor.—

As a practicing psychiatrist for 45 years, I have had the privilege of treating veterans from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. Therapy of veterans from wars previous to Vietnam has not been too different from the treatment of private patients with psychotherapy and appropriate medication. The Vietnam veteran patients present a different clinical picture that requires a different approach.

Most Vietnam veteran patients that I see have deep resentment regarding their experiences and plight and less of an element of secondary gain. Their anger over what was done to them is often explosive with poor impulse control. Their emotional instability has often been aggravated by drug abuse, their comparative immaturity, and their lower economic and social background. We are all aware, also, of the low morale, the low public esteem, and the lack of unit identity that leads to the loss . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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