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| 7/26/2010 |
Mental Disorders Increase In Military
(Undated) -- Mental disorders that require soldiers to leave the Army have jumped by 64 percent from 2005 to 2009. "USA Today" cites statistics from the Army that indicate one-in-nine soldiers receive medical discharges. There were 12-hundred-24 soldiers who left the military with mental illnesses, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, last year. The number was an increase from 745 in 2005. The Army and veterans advocates say it indicates a growing emotional toll on a military that's spent years in Iraq and Afghanistan. Army Lieutenant Colonel Rebecca Porter says research emphasizes, quote, "a clear relationship between multiple deployments and increased symptoms of anxiety, depression and PTSD." Joe Davis, Veterans of Foreign Wars spokesman, gives the military high marks for treating visible wounds. However, he says the military and the entire medical community fall far short in effectively and reliably screening and treating other types of wounds. |
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