Getting help for post-combat mental health problems

Delayed symptoms, stigma, and concerns about insurance pose barriers.

Since 2001, hundreds of thousands of American enlisted men and women have been sent overseas to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq. Studies using different methods have found that anywhere from 17% to 25% of these veterans report at least one mental health problem upon return to the United States.

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