shoe
08-04-2005, 10:38 AM
Around 30% of soldiers develop a mental health problem after returning home from Iraq, this article says. The range of problems manifesting themselves include depression, anxiety, PTSD and more. Many of the problems occur a period of time after returning home, not just immediately upon return. For this reason, the army is now giving follow-up screenings to soldiers 3 to 6 months after leaving a war zone (in addition to the evaluations given as they are leaving the war zone).
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