Tuesday 27 May 2008
by: David Morgan
Washington - Newly diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops sent to Iraq and Afghanistan
surged 46.4 percent in 2007, bringing the five-year total to nearly 40,000, according to U.S. military data released on
Tuesday.
The statistics, released by the Army, showed the number of new PTSD cases formally diagnosed at U.S. military
facilities climbed to 13,981 last year from 9,549 in 2006.
The numbers rose as President George W. Bush poured extra forces into Iraq to try to quell sectarian violence and
extended Army tours from 12 to 15 months. The United States has also sent more forces to Afghanistan.
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