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Rates Of PTSD Among Soldiers Returning From Afghanistan And Iraq Are Dramatically Lower Than Predicted

May 21, 2012 by

A decade after the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, studies have shown that the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among troops is surprisingly low, and a Harvard researcher credits the drop, in part, to new efforts by the Army to prevent PTSD, and to ensure those who do develop the disorder receive the best treatment available...

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