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Study: Predeployment Mental Health Screening Of Soldiers Reduces Combat Stress
January 18, 2011 by NewsBot
A new study shows that psychiatric or behavioral problems among military personnel serving in Iraq were reduced 78 percent in Army brigades systematically screened for mental health conditions before deployment. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors were halved, and combat stress reactions were lowered by 29 percent...


