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  • April 2008

    • Mental Disorders Huge Issue for US Troops

      Associated Press  |  Apr 17, 08 3:40 PM CDT

      Mental Disorders Huge Issue for US Troops

      (Newser) - 300,000 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have either post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression, and another 320,000 suffered brain injuries, the AP reports. RAND Corporation, in the first private evaluation of mental injury from the conflicts, found 18.5% of combat troops suffered from major depression or PTSD. "There is a major health crisis facing those who have served," said a researcher. More »

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      Iraq war  • health care  • PTSD  • Afghanistan war  • Iraq veterans  • traumatic brain injury  • brain injuries

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Woodruff Fights for Words

      USA Today  |  Feb 25, 08 10:40 AM CST

      Woodruff Fights for Words

      (Newser) - When ABC's Bob Woodruff reported recently from North Korea, he appeared fully recovered from horrific head injuries he suffered in Iraq. In fact, he has a lingering disorder that could have ended his career as a journalist. He discusses working with expressive aphasia, a struggle to remember words, with Christine Dugas of USA Today —who suffers from it, too. More »

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      Iraq  • roadside bomb  • stroke  • ABC News  • traumatic brain injury  • Bob Woodruff

  • October 2007

    • Brits to Study 'Invisible' Brain Injuries

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 27, 07 1:48 PM CDT

      Brits to Study 'Invisible' Brain Injuries

      (Newser) - The "invisible" brain injuries that are plaguing as many as 20% of US troops coming home from Iraq are now getting attention in Britain, where the Defence Ministry is launching a major study of returning British troops. The injuries, called "mild traumatic brain injury" (mTBI), are the result of shock waves caused by explosions, and they can lead to memory loss, depression, and anxiety. More »

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      Iraq  • Great Britain  • brain damage  • Ministry of Defence  • traumatic brain injury

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