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Iraq vets and mental health

Posted by badhaircut on December 17, 2004, at 9:15:30

There's a thing in Wednesday's New York Times about the flood of U.S. veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan that is going to overwhelm the mental health service -- for decades to come, it says.

One advocate says, "There's a train coming that's packed with people who are going to need help for the next 35 years." Another expert says, "I have a very strong sense that the mental health consequences are going to be the medical story of this war."

Problems include PTSD, depression, self-doubt, and more survivors with severe physical injuries.

The article is at: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/16/national/16stress.html (registration required; the piece should be available free for the next 5 days)


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