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Military misconduct may be symptom of stress disorder
Posted on Jan 12, 2010
It was reported that the service may be discharging soldiers for misconduct when in fact they are merely displaying symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. When soldiers are discharged they can be denied their rights to Veterans Affairs Benefits like treatment for medical conditions they incurred while serving on the battlefield.
Screenings for post-traumatic stress disorder would help avoid sending troops back into society without the ability to get treatment for combat-induced illness from the very government that dispatched them to the battlefield.
Veterans' mental health issues have come under increasing scrutiny during the years of the war on terrorism. The latest example is Monday's release of a government study showing a dramatic increase in suicides among young veterans.
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