afghanistan

‘Economic depression’ looms in Afghanistan

June 9th, 2011

US Senate report calls aid programmes in Afghanistan “unsustainable” and warns of economic crisis after 2014 pullout…….click here to continue reading

Depression Or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Affecting About 10% Of Soldiers Returning From Iraq

June 8th, 2010

Posttraumatic stress disorder or depression affects between 8.5% and 14% of soldiers returning from Iraq, says a report published in Archives of Psychiatry, a JAMA/Archives journal - causing serious functional impairment. As background information in the article, the authors write: A growing body of literature has demonstrated the association of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan with post ………click here to continue reading

Facing combat ups depression risk in U.S. troops (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

December 30th, 2009

Perhaps it’s not surprising, but for members of the U.S. armed forces, combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan increases the risk of depression, according to a new study…….click here to continue reading

Facing combat ups depression risk in troops (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

December 12th, 2009

Perhaps it’s not surprising, but in the Air Force, combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan increases the risk of depression, according to a new study…….click here to continue reading