Combat Stress May Cost U.S. Up to $6 Billion

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Thu, 04/17/2008 - 23:00

About 300,000 U.S. military personnel who have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression, a mental toll that will cost the nation as much as $6.2 billion over two years, according to a Rand Corp. report released yesterday.

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