Study: Half of war vets have psych issues
By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jun 4, 2007 22:25:23 EDT
More than half of a sample of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans returned from the combat zones with mental health issues, and one in four had other health concerns, according to a new study from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Researchers Drew Helmer and his colleagues looked at 56 veterans — 45 men and 11 women — of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Doctors at the War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center at the VA New Jersey Health Care System performed exams on each veteran.
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