"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Maybe we should take their guns away


Or certainly disqualify them from future postal worker union jobs.

Not making light of a sad story, but it's a aberration, not a norm.
More union postal workers have freaked out than active duty military.

Harry presents the sad news as if it's a epidemic. Of course.

Eisboch

1 in 5 have PTSD of some degree. Few people that aren't affected by it know
much at all about PTSD. These kids may not kill others or themselves but
they are affected just the same. We send these kids to the grinder time
after time and ignore the outcome.

From an interview with the VA.
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/soldi...cial_ptsd.html
P.O.V.: What are the current rates of mental health problems in soldiers
returning from Iraq and Afghanistan?

Maguen: A recent RAND study found that 1 in 5 veterans deployed to Iraq or
Afghanistan suffered from PTSD or major depression. These rates are somewhat
similar to those reported in other scientific studies. An initial report by
Hoge and colleagues (2004) indicated that 16 to 17 percent of returning
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) combat veterans and 11 percent of returning
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) combat veterans met screening criteria for
at least one mental health disorder. In a more recent study, Hoge and
colleagues (2006) found that the prevalence of screening positive for a
mental health problem was 19 percent among service members returning from
Iraq and 11 percent after returning from Afghanistan. Among OIF/OEF veterans
seen at VA healthcare facilities, 25 percent received mental health
diagnoses, with 56 percent of these meeting criteria for two or more mental
health diagnoses (Seal et al., 2007).

Mental health problems are related to impairments in physical health and
general functioning. For example, those with PTSD often experience
difficulties in many domains of functioning such as relationships and
employment. There have also been several studies that document the
relationship between PTSD symptoms and physical health. In one recent study
of newly returning veterans, those with PTSD also manifested more physical
symptoms - greater symptom severity, lower ratings of general health, more
sick call visits and more missed workdays - even after taking into account
those who have been injured or wounded (Hoge and colleagues, 2007).