Study finds 1 in 5 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from PTSD or major depression
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 00:22
in Psychology & Sociology
Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan -- 300,000 in all -- report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slight more than half have sought treatment, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
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