Almost half of Iraq, Afghan vets have mental health problems: study

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-07-16

According to a new study, more than 40 percent of the U.S. soldiers returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars seen at VA hospitals suffer from mental health problems, though many of these vets are not diagnosed until months or years after their first assessment. Read full story >

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