James Krag, M.D. on the importance of meditation as medication for PTSD sufferers
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http://davidlynchfoundation.org/ James Krag, M.D. is the President of Virginia Association of Community Psychiatrists. He often deals with veterans who have been discharged. In this video he discusses the importance of offering proper treatment to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, as he has "never seen trauma like this." He recounts witnessing a veteran on his knees, embarrassed that he was considering suicide. "This is a life or death situation. This isn't just a nice addition to their life. This is a life or death situation, too many people are killing themselves. And I am very grateful for, and I very much want to be able to prescribe, TM (Trascendental Meditation) in the am and the pm. When I prescribe medication there's almost always some type of side effect. With TM, there's only benefits."