Cases of PTSD on the rise as more veterans seek help for mental health problems The number of veterans needing help for mental health problems such as PTSD has jumped by 71 per cent in the past five years in the aftermath of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns, a major military charity has warned.
Combat Stress said it had received nearly 10,000 referrals in the past five years as it rejected as “unhelpful” recent suggestions that the toll of PTSD has been exaggerated by some charities.
The charity said it was currently treating more than 1,300 veterans of Afghanistan for illnesses including PTSD, depression and anxiety, up 34 per cent from a year earlier. The Daily Telegraph
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