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Combat Stress May Cost U.S. Up to $6 Billion
About 300,000 U.S. military personnel who have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression, a mental toll that will cost the nation as much... ...
The military’s disintegrating family life
CounterPunch by Jacob Hornberger 04/10/08 My hunch is that U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq who are experiencing despondency, depression, malaise, and disintegrating family life are suffering from much... ...
Another year, another $300 billion
Boston Globe by Linda Bilmes 03/16/08 The sixth year of the Iraq war begins this week. The war is now the second-longest in US history — longer than any except Vietnam. So far, 1.6 million US troops... ...
Denial of PTSD in the Marine Corps
Kathy Dobie, reporting for The Nation, writes: "Marine Lance Cpl. James Jenkins is buried in the same New Jersey cemetery that he used to run through on his way to high school, stopping at the Eat Good... ...
Battle Concussions Tied to Stress Disorder
Benedict Carey reports for The New York Times, "About one in six combat troops returning from Iraq have suffered at least one concussion in the war, injuries that, while temporary, could heighten their... ...
Four Years Later, the Fallout of Iraq
To mark the fifth year of the occupation of Iraq, Truthout will be profiling veterans who served in Iraq, have returned to the US and are trying to adjust to life at home. This is an effort to step outside... ...
Veterans: Home from Hell
Seattle Post Intelligencer by staff 01/05/08 Soldiers returning from war don’t need to exhibit any scars on their bodies to be injured. Many — as many as 65 percent — have witnessed and survived the... ...
Suicide Shocks Montana Into Assessing Vets' Care
Chris Adams, reporting for McClatchy Newspapers, writes: "The VA's ability to provide adequate care for veterans with mental ailments has come under increasing scrutiny, and the agency says it's scrambling... ...
Bundeswehr befürchtet Anstieg posttraumatischer Störungen bei Soldaten
Folge des Afghanistan-Einsatzes Die Bundeswehr befürchtet wegen der immer härteren Bedingungen beim Afghanistan-Einsatz eine gefährliche Zunahme von Psychostress bei den Soldaten. Eine besondere Rolle... ...
Homeless Vets Play the Waiting Game
Since the start of the Iraq war, the backlog of unanswered disability claims has grown from 325,000 to more than 600,000. On average, a veteran must wait almost six months to have a claim heard. http://www.ipsnews .net/news.asp?idnews=39731 "When... ...