UK troops mentally resilient despite Iraq, Afghan conflicts

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UK troops mentally resilient despite Iraq, Afghan conflicts

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-troops-mentally-resilient-despite-iraq-afghan-conflicts-233220449.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Cue1GhzkLPUVkHd1diREqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-02-26T233220Z_1_CBREA1P1TDZ00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British soldiers at Camp Bastion, outside Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan" align="left" title="Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to British soldiers at Camp Bastion, outside Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Intervention strategies have helped mitigate the psychological impact on British soldiers of more than 10 years of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, a new study suggests, leaving them mentally healthier than their U.S. peers. But the study, by the King's Centre for Military Health Research at King's College London, found some British soldiers - particularly reservists and soldiers deployed in combat - do seem more vulnerable to mental illness when they come home. &quot;Overall, UK military personnel have remained relatively resilient in spite of the stresses endured in Iraq and Afghanistan,&quot; said Deirdre MacManus, who led the study.</p><br clear="all"/>

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