Thursday, May 29, 2008

Soldiers' fight persists post-war

Soldiers' fight persists post-war

BBC
Nearly half the US soldiers who serve in Iraq and Afghanistan will suffer some form of post-traumatic stress, according to the US military.

Now there are efforts to find new ways to deal with the 60,000 cases of combat-related stress diagnosed since the conflicts began.

Dominic Di-Natale reports from Afghanistan.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7422853.stm


They are still using BattleMind training when it does not work. It has not changed anything. More suicides and still too many do not seek treatment and when they do, some are still being told to "suck it up" and get over it.

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