,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,des,jarlais 7for himself and ,ms4 
,duckworth7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,supporting the 
goals and ideals of ,posttraumatic      
,stress ,disorder ,awareness ,month4    
,whereas more than #e1bjj1jjj people are
 estimated to live with posttraumatic   
stress disorder during the course of a  
given year in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas women are more likely than men 
to develop posttraumatic stress disorder
 during their lifetime2 ,whereas        
according to the ,veterans ,affairs     
,national ,center for ,post-,traumatic  
,stress ,disorder1 experts believe      
roughly #aa to #bj percent of veterans  
who served in support of ,operation     
,iraqi ,freedom and ,operation ,enduring
 ,freedom suffer from post-traumatic    
stress disorder2 ,whereas less than #dj 

percent of returning military personnel 
seek assistance2 ,whereas as many as #aj
 percent of veterans who served in the  
,persian ,gulf ,war and #cj percent of  
veterans who served during the ,vietnam 
era suffer from the effects of          
post-traumatic stress disorder2 ,whereas
 without treatment1 posttraumatic stress
 disorder can lead to alcohol and drug  
abuse1 flashbacks1 heart attacks1       
depression1 suicide1 and stroke2        
,whereas posttraumatic stress disorder  
can cause pernicious effects in families
 and communities2 ,whereas raising      
public awareness of this condition will 
help facilitate the discovery of        
effective treatment options1 therapies  
and a cure2 and ,whereas the dedication 
of organizations1 researchers1 doctors1 
medical facilities of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs1 and people working 
across the ,united ,states to improve   
the quality of life of people living    
with posttraumatic stress disorder      
should be commended3 ,now1 therefore1 be

 it  ,that the ,house of                
,representatives supports the goals and 
ideals of ,posttraumatic ,stress        
,disorder ,awareness ,month4