Friday, April 18, 2008

Study: 300,000 vets have depression or PTSD

By Pauline Jelinek - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Apr 18, 2008 9:26:26 EDT

WASHINGTON — Three hundred thousand U.S. troops are suffering from major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of 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 Corp.

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_mental_041708/