Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service

San Luis Obispo Tribune ^ | Apr. 17, 2008 | PAULINE JELINEK

[neverdem]

Army Medical Department — AMEDD

Army Releases Mental Health Advisory Team V Report

http://rand.org/

[dancusa]

Nearly 3 in 5 liberals have mental problems due to Bush Darangement Syndrom.

[DoughtyOne]

Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service

Yeah, well, from my observations, it appears that about two point five out of three reporters do after they are hired.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Nearly 1 in 5 troops has mental problems after war service

This is roughly in line with the 20% of all people in the general population suffering from some form of mental abnormality (usually Depression).

In otherwords, a non-story that somebody clever in the MSM beat up to discredit the Military and the WOT and (by extension) the President of the United States and his administration.

It would be indeed remarkable if fewer than one in five Military personnel had a mental illness — before, during, or after Service.

The MSM are such poltroons!

[WildcatClan]

One quarter of Americans meet the criteria for mental illness. One quarter of those, or 1 in 16, has a “serious” mental illness making them unable to function.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/06/AR2005060601651_pf.html

[WildcatClan]

There is nothing like a few facts to destroy a good hit piece proffered by the propagandizing, pusillanimous poltroons of the MSM. :)

[Nailbiter]

1 in 5 conservatives suffer from mental illness after interacting with liberals

[DieHard the Hunter]

> ...piece proffered by the propagandizing, pusillanimous poltroons...

Masterful alliteration! Well said!

[Happy Rain]

Typical mendacious MSM headline.
“War Service” indicates mere presence in a war zone,meaning both dangerous areas and those that are pacified.
The correct headline should read:
“1 in 5 Suffer Mental Problems After COMBAT Experience.”
Makes a hell of a diference don’t it?

[gov_bean_ counter]

#9, Good point...,p>
However, even those individuals who never go outside the wire (both military and civilian) who work 10 to 12 hour days, 7 days a week for months at a time in an up-tempo environment will experience anxiety, lack of patience and a generally quicker temper upon return. It take some time to decompress.

[RightOnline]

Oh give me just one big honkin’ break.........

[RSmithOpt]

War has always had significant impact on the mental state of combatants on both sides. This is one reason our politicians, regardless of party affiliation, need to think long and hard before militarily entering conflict, and if they do, make sure we bring enough to get the job done quickly.

Soldiers and their families and citizens alike continue to suffer the BS of elitist, greedy, ignorant & arrogant politicians whose policies lead us to war to begin with.

W made the correct decision in this case specifically because of Iran and AQ and the global economy. Unfortunately, he and us Americans and our soldiers have had to also fight the BS for the politics from the Left as they typically use all their tricks to regain power.

[Happy Rain]

As former Navy who served around Europe I never really had to face the clear and present danger of hostile fire—even though this was during the Cold War.
Still,as crew members of an aircraft carrier and thus constantly in the sights of Soviet nuclear delivery systems (we were never without Russian surface and submarine “escorts”),any crisis situations between the US and USSR (and there were many)did give us a hightened sense of anxiety.
Of course,it was nothing compared to what our warriors endure in the WOT.

[angkor]

Add to that the daily knowledge that “today someone wants to kill me”. Everyone has to adjust to that reality to some degree after redeployment.

[trooprally]

If I came back from combat and saw all the anti-troop morons in the street and Congress, I would also be depressed.

Our brave military also needs more visible support on the home front.

[Mr] T

[Alas Babylon!]

One concern they left out was that in the light of the school shootings at Virginia Tech last year, the bed-wetting politicians passed a bunch of laws making it harder for anyone with a hint of these kinds of troubles from EVER owning a firearm.

They would NOT exempt our honorable military members from such draconian conditions. This means many veterans will never be able to legally get a gun if they get documented help. So forget hunting, self protection, or any job such as law enforcement, security guard, etc for these folks.

I would advise our fine young veterans to seek help only if they could do so anomymously or without a paper trail. Sad, huh?

[Moonman62]

This is roughly in line with the 20% of all people in the general population suffering from some form of mental abnormality (usually Depression).

That's what I thought. A few months ago the press reported our troops were coming home homicidal maniacs. It turned out their homicide rate was much lower than the general population.

[stravinskyrules]

I have two buddies who served in Iraq that are suffering from problems.

Nightmares, depression, feelings of survivor guilt. Both are Purple Heart (V)recipients. Both have hearing loss and traumatic brain micro injuries.

One is having trouble with the bottle unable to ever forget having to pick up the pieces of his friends after a car bomb struck their convoy.

Lots of trips to the VA for both, yet both have no regrets.

[Chieftain]

This is why you are doing what you do! Thank you for your service to our country by your service for our heroes.

[JimRed]

And nearly one in five young adult males who have NOT served in the military are afflicted with the mental disorder called LIBERALISM!