20% of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans have depression or PTSD, study finds

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20% of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans have depression or PTSD, study finds

WASHINGTON -- Nearly one in five veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is currently suffering from depression or stress disorders, according to the latest and most comprehensive study of current and former military service members, released today....

The study also shows that 19.5% of veterans had received a concussion or other traumatic brain injury during their combat tour, a number similar to Army estimates.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-stress18apr18,1,876442.story

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