Mario has just returned from his third deployment to Iraq. For several months after returning, he is unable to sleep and has difficulty dealing with flashbacks of mortar fire over the compound in which he worked. Using a biopsychosocial model, we might explain his problems as deriving from

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The biopsychosocial model considers biological factors (such as a predisposition to anxiety), psychological factors (such as trauma from exposure to mortar fire), and social factors (such as support from family and friends). Mario's symptoms are likely a result of both the stress of deployment and a predisposition to anxiety or trauma.

Mario Has Just Returned from His Third Deployment to Iraq