I was at a VA hospital today. Between two appointments I had lunch in their cafeteria. Each table was adorned with a triangular stand-up card obviously aimed at the staff, reminding them to refer all callers who exhibit signs of [PTSD, but they didn't say that] to a special phone number for crisis intervention. The list of "trigger" behaviors is lengthy. They want the staff to ask veterans if they feel suicidal, if they have feelings of wanting to harm themselves or others, if they are feeling depressed, and several others.
IMHO this fits right in with the current initiative by the .gov to identify and classify as many cases of PTSD as possible. If I had faith in my government, I would say this is a positive step in trying to deal with veteran suicides and murder-suicides. But ... I don't trust my government. The typical government response to anything is overreaching, ham-handed, and never in favor of protecting individual constitutional rights. The problem with classifying anyone as PTSD is that they then report the individual to NICS, and the person becomes a prohibited person -- possibly without ever having threatened themselves or anyone else, and without any due process.
Take their pills, but don't trust them. Remember, the VA has a fully computerized record system. Anything entered into the record by a staffer in Augusta, Maine, is instantly available to anyone working for the VA healthcare system in San Diego, California, and all points in between. The former sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship DOES NOT EXIST.
