Emotional healing is a difficult but necessary process that every PTSD patient must go through. To assist those diagnosed with the disorder, the Army had already organized small group therapy sessions and regular psychiatric consultations. Other forms of interventions to address PTSD include:

- Individual therapy
- Family education and therapy
- Social rehabilitation therapy
- Medical Treatment

In cases where psychiatric counseling is no longer effective, PTSD patients may be given anti-anxiety medication to help alleviate the symptoms of the disorder. While some improvements have been seen in ex-soldiers who volunteered to undergo counseling, a growing number of traumatized men and women who came home from Iraq have yet to access information and services they need for their psychological health. Winning the war against sadness and trauma is battle that all PTSD patients must win if they ever hope to really “get out of Iraq.”

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