Letter to Editor: The First InternationalWorkshop on PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant disorder and serious problematic issue among civil and military populations. Mental health practitioners indicate that immediate actions for the management of traumarelated mental disorders are crucial for the prevention of PTS. Thirty years after the end of the unwanted war between Iran and Iraq (1980 - 1988), with many catastrophic events, nowwehavemanyveteranswhoare suffering from post-traumatic disorders such as anxiety disorder, major depressive disorders, and some types of psychosis and PTS. In other words, PTSD could continue years after ending wars. In a study in Iran, 24.0% of cases were compatible with PTSD diagnostic criteria 26 years after ending the war (1).