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dacopstoday at 2:52 PM1 replyview on HN

Only veterans?

I wonder about the editorial choice to use veterans rather than, say, women who have PTSD from assaults, which is a much larger group of people. (Approximately 4% of US men and 8% of US women experience PTSD every year across all reasons like accidents, sexual assaults, combat, etc.)

Presumably this treatment would help everyone? Or is it somehow supporting only vets?


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vascotoday at 2:55 PM

Vets kill themselves a lot so I guess it's easier to propose crazier stuff because the alternative is very bad.