Trump’s implication that PTSD is a sign of weakness is dangerous

At an event in Virginia for the newly formed Retired American Warriors PAC on Monday, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said that “strong” veterans don’t suffer from mental health problems as a result of what they’ve experienced in combat — and implied that those who do are “weak.”

The event was a town-hall style event, and Trump was asked by a member of the audience what he would do about the “tragic suicide epidemic among our veterans,” and whether he would support “faith-based” interventions. Trump’s reply, to a room full of veterans, reiterated an inaccurate but persistent stigma that mental health problems are a sign of weakness....
https://thinkprogress.org/trumps-implication-that-ptsd-is-a-sign-of-weakness-is-dangerous-21e911ebd1f7#.cjd31t8ar