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Fears for Scots war heroes battling PTSD hit hard by devastating Covid-19 crisis

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veterans who have battled from the brink of despair have now been plunged back to their darkest days during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Record has discovered that for many ex-service personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the coronavirus crisis feels like being back in the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan.Our probe also revealed that one of the UK’s leading PTSD experts has also warned that the condition is not limited to the military community, with many civilians facing debilitating trauma after being struck down by Covid-19.Northern Ireland and Iraq veteran Cammy MacLeod, from charity Who Dares Cares, which supports people with PTSD, said: “There is no doubt that the pandemic feels like wartime for too many.

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