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CNN: Troops face 'epidemic of mental illness'
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I'm still not sure what to think. Perhaps these diseases were already there when the troops were sent out, however, I seriously doubt that fighting a war with too little resources has no effect on a person's mental state.

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Nearly one in three soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan reports a mental problem, according to a newly released study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

The study examines data from 103,788 veterans treated by the Veterans Administration, which shows that 32,010 returning vets were diagnosed with mental health and/or psychosocial problems. More than one half of those diagnosed with mental problems suffered two or more disorders.

CNN's Paula Zahn talked with Paul Rieckhoff, President of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), who is concerned that the Bush administration has failed to plan for treating health problems of returning soldiers.

"These numbers are -- are entirely predictable," Rieckhoff said.


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Re: CNN: Troops face 'epidemic of mental illness' [Re: FrenchSocialist]
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Thats just a complete lie. The soldiers belong to the most well supplied army in the world. According to my brother in-law who served there for a year the shortages of supplies were completely exaggerated by the media. About the article though, 32,010 people out of 1.2 million isn't a big deal.


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Re: CNN: Troops face 'epidemic of mental illness' [Re: FrenchSocialist]
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War in general leads to bad mental health


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Re: CNN: Troops face 'epidemic of mental illness' [Re: Basilides]
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It actually seems to be rather not that different from the rates found in the general population and much lower than in France.


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Re: CNN: Troops face 'epidemic of mental illness' [Re: zappaisgod]
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Do you have any actual statistics for that claim?


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Re: CNN: Troops face 'epidemic of mental illness' [Re: robbyberto]
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CFR notes that we did not allocate the necessary resources to secure Iraq here.


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Re: CNN: Troops face 'epidemic of mental illness' [Re: FrenchSocialist]
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FrenchSocialist said:
Do you have any actual statistics for that claim?


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