Long Combat Tours Take Mental Toll

Brit Study: Alcoholism, post traumatic stress soar after 13 months

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 3, 2007 5:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – Soldiers who serve extended tours in combat zones have much higher rates of alcoholism, post traumatic stress syndrome and problems at home, a large British study has found. Of those in war zones for more than 13 months over three years, one in four had... Read full story »

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