THOMPSON Mark

America's medicated army/ Mark Thompson - 2008

This article reveals the heavy toll that the military has taken on the mental health of its troops. Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have stretched the U.S. military to the breaking point and the Pentagon has quietly agreed on the use of anti-depressants by stressed-out troops. Thus the question whether the military's efforts to treat this problem may instead be making it worse.


POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
MILITARY PSYCHIATRY
COMBAT STRESS