Monday, April 20, 2009

US: Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome is increasing suicide tendency among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans

Press TV reports:

At least 13 American soldiers have committed suicide in March as post traumatic syndrome is increasing suicide tendency among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. The latest figure has brought to 56 the number of US soldiers' suicide cases in 2009, according to figures released by the US Army, a press TV correspond reported on Monday. According to US medics, with 23 soldiers committing suicide in January, the number of those killed themselves was higher than the number of soldiers killed in combat-related incidents. Eighteen other suicide cases were also reported in the US military in February...Continue.

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