Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Troops still wary of admitting mental health problems and why they are

Do you want to know why? Easy. I figured it out in 2009 because I LISTENED TO THE VETERANS!

Comprehensive Soldier Fitness will make it worse

Troops still wary of admitting mental health problems
USA TODAY
Gregg Zoroya
July 3, 2013

America's combat troops are no more willing today to seek help for mental health problems than they were a decade ago, a failure stoking record suicide rates.

America's combat troops are no more willing today to seek help for mental health problems than they were a decade ago, a failure stoking record suicides that have haunted the military in recent years.

In a confidential survey of troops in Afghanistan last year, nearly half of those in the Army who reported psychological issues said they would be seen as weak if they sought help. Sixty percent of Marines with mental health problems responded the same way, according to the latest in a series of Army war-zone field studies.

These sentiments come despite years of Pentagon programs aimed at combating stigma — urging troops to seek help, increasing access to behavioral health specialists and assuring service members that their careers will not suffer.
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I know I keep saying read THE WARRIOR SAW, SUICIDES AFTER WAR and you'll know exactly what is going on!

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