VA doctors tell Mullen that vets need mental health screenings
Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 12:56
in Health & Medicine
Too many troops are returning from war zones with undiagnosed psychological problems, the physicians tell the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during his visit to the VA hospital in West L.A. Senior physicians with the veterans health system in Los Angeles told the top U.S. military officer Saturday that the Pentagon needs to overhaul the way it discharges troops because hundreds are leaving the armed forces with undiagnosed combat-related mental health problems.
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