Sunday, August 2, 2009

Suicides Rising in the Military

NY Times magazine article (quite lengthy) entitled "Suicide's Rising Toll -- After Combat, Victims of an Inner War." This article discusses the emotional cost of war, and explores the emotional trauma that military personnel experience both during the war and when they come back home. Suicide rates among returning military personnel have risen dramatically, despite great efforts in the U.S. to prevent military suicides. What more could be done to prevent suicide and the emotional trauma of war? How can the greater healthcare system support these soldiers?

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