War images can trigger PTS response from vets.

PositionVideo Games - Post-traumatic stress disorder - Brief article

Popular war-simulation video games pose a bigger threat to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder than people realize, as exposure can serve as a volatile trigger, contends Stay Strong Nation, Maul, Hawaii. While it has been reported that violent video games may pose a danger to children, often lost in that conversation are the veterans who lived the real thing and are trying to put their lives back together.

"The scariest part of PTSD is when a veteran experiences symptoms such as flashbacks, or feelings of panic or depression, yet unknowingly brushes it under a blanket of machismo," observes Gresford Lewishall, vice president of the nonprofit...

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