A common key to treating PSTD is to catch it early, just like other disorders. Early prevention with cost-effective treatment is now a priority for veterans (Wangelin & Tuerk, 2014). The VA believes it is important to increase the number of mental health professionals for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan due to the increase in PSTD in veterans (Bernardy, Hamblen, Friedman, Kivlahan, 2011). Some popular new ways to help veterans with PSTD involve in vivo or imaginable exposures to the traumatic events to which the veteran was exposed in combat. Veterans will have to adapt to civilian life, but due to their disability this can affect their ability to hold a job, which can lead to them becoming homeless. Without adequate support from family and friends, he or she may feel alone, making it difficult for him or her to maintain a stable job and at risk of losing everything he or she has..