Comments on: An uneven distribution of traumatised soldiers http://mindhacks.com/2010/10/28/the-prevalence-of-ptsd-among-u-s-forces-returning-from-iraq-has-approached-20-of-combat-personnel-4647-this-is-in-contrast-to-u-k-forces-which-have-reported-approximately-5-using-the-same-screenin/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:48:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: BBC All in the Mind new series: war and ethics « Mind Hacks http://mindhacks.com/2010/10/28/the-prevalence-of-ptsd-among-u-s-forces-returning-from-iraq-has-approached-20-of-combat-personnel-4647-this-is-in-contrast-to-u-k-forces-which-have-reported-approximately-5-using-the-same-screenin/#comment-12687 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:35:04 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=15218#comment-12687 [...] why UK troops show much lower rates of mental illness than US troops in the same war zones, as we discussed [...]

]]> By: Debra Stang http://mindhacks.com/2010/10/28/the-prevalence-of-ptsd-among-u-s-forces-returning-from-iraq-has-approached-20-of-combat-personnel-4647-this-is-in-contrast-to-u-k-forces-which-have-reported-approximately-5-using-the-same-screenin/#comment-12530 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:47:58 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=15218#comment-12530 A CBS report recently uncovered that veterans aged 20-24 who served in the war on terror had a suicide rate higher than those of any other veterans and more than twice as high as the suicide rates of non-veterans. Mental health professionals and lay-people alike need to get educated to help our returning troups deal with this trauma and find a way to reconnect with their lives.

Debra Stang
Alliant Professional Networking Specialist

]]> By: mrG http://mindhacks.com/2010/10/28/the-prevalence-of-ptsd-among-u-s-forces-returning-from-iraq-has-approached-20-of-combat-personnel-4647-this-is-in-contrast-to-u-k-forces-which-have-reported-approximately-5-using-the-same-screenin/#comment-12467 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:07:49 +0000 http://mindhacks.com/?p=15218#comment-12467 I don’t suppose the whole wikileaks leaked half-million reports of those soldiers witnessing many times the slaughter seen in Afghanistan or that now more than 60% of those are civilians would have anything to do with the levels of stress. Perhaps the Brits just aren’t there to see the execution of 61 civilians every day, 7 days a week for six years? I mean, I’m just guessing, but there are those unmentionable wikileaks reports to consider, aren’t there?

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