Does John McCain have emotional issues to work out?

PTSD can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which physical harm occurred or was threatened. U.S. government studies have concluded that former POWs "may remain embroiled in a harsh psychological battle with themselves for decades after returning home." An outcome of PTSD is a subtle web of personal problems including difficulty in controlling intense emotions such as anger and an inability to function well under stress. Psychologist Patricia B. Sutker of the New Orleans Veterans Administration Medical Center and her colleagues reported in a 1991 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry that as many as nine of 10 surviving U.S. servicemen taken captive during the Korean War may suffer from PTSD and other mental disorders more than 35 years after their release. In a follow-up study, VA experts concluded that POWs suffer "a much greater risk of developing PTSD than combat veterans." http://www.usvetdsp.com/dec07/mccain_suicide_ptsd.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYoL8CNKT54&feature=related McCans VA psych records are being kept secret. They were not part of the medical records he released... I wonder why?

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1. Very original Heady...I mean Kool Aid. There is no doubt that McCain has big issues. He may well be damaged mentally from his experience in Vietnam, he was put through hell. He was also about as brave as one can imagine. When you have the opportunity to go home and turn it down out of loyalty to your comrades, that is pretty strong. Anyway..I will not vote for the guy based on policy differences, but I think the man is tough as a boot.
2. "In a follow-up study, VA experts concluded that POWs suffer "a much greater risk of developing PTSD than combat veterans."" That would seem quite apparent and I do not believe I would need VA experts to confirm that. Of course, to say that McCain suffers from PTSD would require much more evidence than "In a follow-up study, VA experts concluded that POWs suffer 'a much greater risk of developing PTSD than combat veterans.'"
3. There was no PTSD diagnosis in 1500 pages of medical records released in 1999 - but the article below points out that PTSD was not a known disorder until 7 years after his release, and was not part of the Diagnostics & Statistics Manual until 1980. So he couldn't have been diagnosed with a condition that hadn't been named or discovered yet. If he has it, he has a very mild case. People with a bad case of PTSD function very poorly, as in: they're homeless, they're addicts, they get arrested, they can't hold a job, they don't sleep much because of the nightmares, etc.
4. Who knows for sure about this.Nobody but him and his doctors. No one on Y!A can tell you whether he has mental issues or not. Why even bother asking this stuff? What a bore, lol!