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When McCain Says 'Tested' (news.aol.com)

The question that's really at the root of all of this is one of judgment, not experience. A shell-shocked soldier who fought several tours in Iraq but now suffers from PTSD has plenty of military... More

Tags: john mccain,ptsd,mental health,iraq,military,2008 elections,presidential campaign,presidency

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DFL Party to John Kline: Denounce Comments of Cindy McCain on PTSD (www.americanchronicle.com)

In a recent interview with Marie Claire magazine, Cindy McCain trivialized the ongoing struggle to recognize Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a significant combat injury. Her comments gained... More

Tags: cindy mccain,2008 elections,ptsd,combat injuries,john mccain,john kline,minnesota,2nd congressional district

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The real McCain (www.capitolhillblue.com)

In 2004, John Kerry was swift-boated by T. Boone Pickens' group of hatchet-men. For the longest time, Kerry did not respond. Some people closest to him have since suggested that he was actually frozen... More

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McCain and PTSD (www.examiner.com)

Back in May, 2008, when the McCain campaign released the candidate's medical records, they only revealed his medical history since 2000, and did not "speak directly to the [psychological] effects of... More

Tags: john mccain,ptsd,posttraumatic stress disorder,2008 elections,veterans,mental health

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The prospect of a POTUS with PTSD (www.crosscut.com)

There's something about the nature of ultimate human struggle — and there's no struggle more ultimate than betting your life on your tribe — that informs men and women in ways that transcend... More

Tags: john mccain,president of the united states,ptsd,mental health,veterans,war

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Blowing John McCain's Mind: Using Unresolved PTSD In This Campaign (www.opednews.com)

As someone who has suffered from the disease of PTSD since childhood and received some measure of relief from techniques developed by Viet Nam veterans, I can assure anyone that John McCain is a...

Tags: john mccain,vietnam veteran,richard volaar

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