Study Suggests Mental-Health Crisis Looming

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Study Suggests Mental-Health Crisis Looming
April 17, 2008
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Some 300,000 U.S. troops are suffering from major depression or post traumatic stress from serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 320,000 received brain injuries, a new study estimates.

Only about half have sought treatment, said the study released Thursday by the RAND Corporation.

"There is a major health crisis facing those men and women who have served our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Terri Tanielian, the project's co-leader and a researcher at the nonprofit RAND.

"Unless they receive appropriate and effective care for these mental health conditions, there will be long-term consequences for them and for the nation," she said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The 500-page study is the first large-scale, private assessment of its kind - including a survey of 1,965 service members across the country, from all branches of the armed forces and including those still in the military as well veterans who have left the services.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/news/article/study-suggests-mental-health-crisis-looming.html

[midnight]

1. I know this is obvious. But does this mean our educational

system needs to provide more healthcare workers?