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Mental Health Issues for Military Troops

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Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Tuesday, April 04, 2006 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Source: Ivanhoe.com
Reported March 1, 2006


Mental Health Concerns
Among U.S. Troops


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The U.S. military has investigated mental health problems among service members returning from deployment to Afghanistan, Iraq, and other locations. This investigation attempts to measure the mental health burden of the current war and help ensure adequate resources to meet the mental health care needs of veterans returning home.

Researchers say military conflicts and exposure to combat result in an increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, substance abuse, and functional impairment in social and employment settings.

Charles W. Hoge, M.D., of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Md., and colleagues conducted a study to determine the relationship between deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan and mental health care use during the first year after returning home. They say about one-third of U.S. military personnel from the war in Iraq access mental health services after their return home.

Researchers say the rates of mental health problems and combat experiences were consistently higher following deployment to Iraq than Afghanistan or other locations. More than 19 percent of military personal returning from Iraq met the risk criteria for a mental health concern, compared to just a little more than 11 percent for those returning from Afghanistan and 8.5 percent for those returning from other locations.

"This study provides new data showing the strong relationship between combat duty and a variety of mental health outcomes and most importantly high mental health care utilization in the first year after deployment," study authors say. "The findings have important implications for estimating the level of mental health services that may be needed in military, Veterans Affairs, and civilian practice settings that care for returning veterans. Additional research is needed beyond a year after deployment to determine the long-term burden that this war will have on the mental health care system."

Dolphinschild
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06-22-2006

Friday, June 23, 2006 - 8:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dolphinschild a private message Print Post    
Thanks HP for this posting. I myself was wanting to make a forum for PTSD support. I am a 100% Disabled Veteran myself for PTSD, Reaccuring depression and secondary health conditions such as; IBS, migraines and arthritis. I just recieved my permenate and total status last month. I battled the military and VA for 18 years before they even listened to me and diagnosed me.

I do Veteran Outreach and Family Support Outreach, so if you know any Vets or family member of vets who need to talk, who need help with educating themselves on VA benifits and how the whole VA process works, I am definately your girl. I have been doing outreach for 6 years now and if I don't have an answer, I have great resources that will help me find the answers.

If anyone would like a PTSD Support group forum, whether they are veteran's or not, I would love to be part of it and help too or get it going. I have been asked to open up one many times, but I haven't done it yet. So now maybe its time since I found TVCH.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Thursday, October 05, 2006 - 8:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Hey, Sweetie. Now is the time!