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Transcript: Mary A. Loeb, Ph.D.

We see a lot of PTSD and severe mental illnesses in our clinic

[Lindberg:]
Well, Dr. Loeb, you know, currently people are talking more about post-traumatic stress syndrome as a possible cause for this sort of thing. Does this ever get discussed?
[Loeb:]
Oh, we see a lot of that on a daily basis and not only from the veterans—
[Lindberg:]
So you accept that interpretation then apparently?
[Loeb:]
Um-hum. And not only from the veterans, but we also see quite a number of people who basically escaped to Alaska to get out of dangerous situations, domestic violence kind of situations. The other thing that we see quite a bit of is substance abuse as well as severe mental illness. We have a very high percentage of bipolar disorder than I’ve ever seen in the lower 48 —schizoaffective disorder and definitely post-traumatic stress disorder.