http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/opinion/treatment-for-ptsd.html 2016-10-17 10:32:31 Treatment for PTSD A team of experts is required with this kind of trauma, one specialist says. === To the Editor: Brig. Gen. Donald C. Bolduc, the commander of American Special Operations Forces in Africa and the subject of your Oct. 8 Saturday Profile, “ His lessons hold true as well for civilians who have had concussions or other trauma to the brain and who may also have post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems. These conditions can coexist in complex ways. To comprehensively treat this population, whether they are soldiers or others who have found themselves in harm’s way, requires a team of professionals with collective expertise in brain injury medicine, mental health treatment and rehabilitation. We urgently need to produce more brain injury specialists who understand the complexities of this kind of trauma. ELIZABETH SANDEL Oakland, Calif. The writer