Study tracks stress disorder in U.S. troops
About 9 percent of U.S. troops who have performed combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan report experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study led by Defense Department researchers. The study, published on Tuesday in the British Medical Journal, provides the latest estimate of this mental disorder among U.S. troops returning from those wars.
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