Sorted by date Results 1 - 1 of 1
Approximately 25% of America’s active military force returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Statistics released by the Pentagon in May 2010 are sobering. In 2009, 1,224 soldiers received a medical discharge due to PTSD - an increase of 64% since 2005 and which accounts for 1 in 9 medical discharges. For the first time in 15 years, mental health disorders caused more solider hospitalizations that any other medical condition, including physical i...
