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"The number of suicides among veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may exceed the combat death toll because of inadequate mental health care, the U.S. government's top psychiatric researcher said.
Community mental health centers, hobbled by financial limits, haven't provided enough scientifically sound care, especially in rural areas, said Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland. He briefed reporters today at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting in Washington.
Insel echoed a Rand Corporation study published last month that found about 20 percent of returning U.S. soldiers have post- traumatic stress disorder or depression, and only half of them receive treatment. About 1.6 million U.S. troops have fought in the two wars since October 2001, the report said. About 4,560 soldiers had died in the conflicts as of today, the Defense Department reported on its Web site.
Based on those figures and established suicide rates for similar patients who commonly develop substance abuse and other complications of post-traumatic stress disorder, "it's quite possible that the suicides and psychiatric mortality of this war could trump the combat deaths,'' Insel said."
http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2008/05/we-owe-them-bet.html
For all those who support the troops, write your representatives to tell them to get off their asses and correct this.
That is what supporting the troops is really about. Not just wearing a flag pin.
"The number of suicides among veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may exceed the combat death toll because of inadequate mental health care, the U.S. government's top psychiatric researcher said.
Those aren't my words.
Hell, you know that they were discharging troops who now had mental problems and saying they existed before they enlisted so they wouldn't have to give them further care.
Just as you know a percentage of those troops "suddenly developed" those problem when they find out they can leech off the system. It's not a one-sided argument.
I never said weren't doing "anything", that is you disclaimer.
You have any data on this? What percent? My experience has been that the buttholes make up a small percentage that they judge the majority on.
The innocent many are punished for the deeds of the evil few, is how I worded in in a book I am writing.
I would rather a few malingerers get freebies than many deserving veterans get shit on.
I am seeing the same thing that happens with every war. When the vets come back, their initial treatment is lacking when you consider what they gave. This is not a partisan remark. It is one that says we need as a country to treat out military better when they come wounded physically and mentally.
I never said weren't doing "anything", that is you disclaimer.
You have any data on this? What percent? My experience has been that the buttholes make up a small percentage that they judge the majority on.
The innocent many are punished for the deeds of the evil few, is how I worded in in a book I am writing.
I would rather a few malingerers get freebies than many deserving veterans get shit on.
I am seeing the same thing that happens with every war. When the vets come back, their initial treatment is lacking when you consider what they gave. This is not a partisan remark. It is one that says we need as a country to treat out military better when they come wounded physically and mentally.
I never said weren't doing "anything", that is you disclaimer.
You have any data on this? What percent? My experience has been that the buttholes make up a small percentage that they judge the majority on.
The innocent many are punished for the deeds of the evil few, is how I worded in in a book I am writing.
I would rather a few malingerers get freebies than many deserving veterans get shit on.
I am seeing the same thing that happens with every war. When the vets come back, their initial treatment is lacking when you consider what they gave. This is not a partisan remark. It is one that says we need as a country to treat out military better when they come wounded physically and mentally.
For someone who stereotypes all conservatives and Republican by the actions of the small minority of different extremists, you sure do go 180 here.
For someone who says he reads, you sure can go 180. I believe that I have stated again and again that not all republicans and conservatives are total assholes but a small percent that is currently in charge. Partial assholes, of course.
I believe you and Retired are the ones who use the mass label of loonie liberals far more often than I do any about overall blame of all conservatives.
JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T GET WHAT I SAID. I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW THERE IS A SMALL GROUP OF GREEDY AMORAL BASTARD NEO CONS WHO HAVE STOLEN YOUR PARTY AND OUR COUNTRY AND DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ANY OF US.
I do fault the Repubs Reps and Sens who followed Bush blindly in every effort he pushed or ignored any crime he committed.
No, you just post ignorant propaganda.
Your assessment is incorrect. A whole bunch of extremist LEFTwingnuts stole MY party, you being typical of them. I've never been a member of the GOP. I HAVE been a registered Democrat.
I don't follow Bush blindly. There's plenty of criticism from me on this board alone. What I don't do is listen to partisan lies and fabricated accusations because some of you are so mentally unbalanced you have to Republicans to the point of making up bullshit and/or spinning anything you can in an attempt to justify that hatred.
Then prove it.
