Patients with PTSD are six times more at risk of committing suicide

Aside from the harm done to the immune system, this article points out that PTSD "patients" are six times more likely to commit suicide, yet the DOD seems to trying to use any other reason other than PTSD.

PTSD linked to immune system in veterans
Published: July 16, 2011

CHARLESTON, S.C., July 16 (UPI) -- Preliminary findings of a U.S. study link post-traumatic stress disorder and compromised immune systems in war veterans, researchers say.

Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti, associate dean at the University of South Carolina, says the study shows that tie with an increase in certain types of cells that regulate the immune functions.

"PTSD is a psychiatric condition with long-lasting symptoms that can occur after exposure to extremely stressful life events," Nagarkatti, the lead researcher, says in a statement.

"Patients with PTSD are six times more at risk of committing suicide, and the annual loss of productivity in the United States is estimated to be approximately $3 billion."
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PTSD linked to immune system in veterans