300,000 vets have mental problem, 320,000 had brain injuries (served in Iraq and Afghanistan)

[Kadie]

300,000 vets have mental problem, 320,000 had brain injuries
By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 11 minutes ago


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.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080417/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/troops_mental_health_2

[Liberty Belle]

1. So tragic...please forward this widely so people will know the real cost

of Bush's war.

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