Wednesday, March 11, 2009

PTSD sufferers deserve a medal

A Pentagon study recently estimated that 11% of Iraq veterans and 20% of Afghanistan veterans suffer from PTSD. Another study counts some 300,000 victims in all. This is not a simple condition. Its effects can range from temporary readjustment problems to suicide and murder, both of which have reached alarming levels among soldiers returning from duty.

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