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Many Military Vets in College Plagued By Thoughts of Suicide

(HealthDay News) — American military veterans attending college are far more likely to entertain thoughts of suicide than fellow students who have never been in the military, a new national survey indicates. Data from the poll paints a grave picture of these students’ mental health: Nearly half of all vets currently in higher education say [...]

 

Mental Disorders Linked to Drug, Alcohol Abuse in U.S. Vets

(HealthDay News) — U.S. veterans with mental health disorders have high rates of substance abuse, new research shows. In the study, researchers analyzed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data to determine the rates of substance-use disorders among veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan who were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental health [...]