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Title: Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)
Post by: riky on November 30, 2008, 06:00:42 AM
Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders
    (AP)

 


<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081129/capt.6ba147d23e7c4284bb27707abda16532.soldier_stress_wx201.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=EXJ52RZZFM9Yt4eC5XY1Qg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="In this April 21, 2008 file photo, soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division patrol in Mandozai, in Khost province, Afghanistan.  Facing prospects that one in five of the 101st Airborne Division soldiers will suffer from stress-related disorders, Ft. Campbell has nearly doubled its psychological health staff. Army leaders are hoping to use the base's experiences to assess the long-term impact of repeated deployments. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081130/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/soldier_stress)AP - Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.</p><br clear="all"/>


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