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Widespread Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome Predicted

HeadlineJan 26, 2004

The Observer of London is reporting that military psychiatrists are estimating up to one in five U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq will suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome. Already at least 22 soldiers have committed suicide and 600 have been evacuated from Iraq for pyschiatric reasons.

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