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Military Suicides Growing.
The Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger (11/22, Mueller) reported that there is "an accelerating trend" of military suicides "that has sent tremors throughout the U.S. military, alarming the most senior officers and highlighting the strain on America's fighting men and women after eight years of uninterrupted war." In response, "the military has launched what is perhaps the most far-reaching effort in history to understand the psychological effects of war" through a five-year study conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health. "The uniformed services also have rolled out dozens of new initiatives" that are "a fundamental departure from the suck-it-up approach that has dominated military training for generations."
Military Attempting To Prevent Suicide By Changing Ethos. The Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger (11/22) reported that "the military's strategy" for preventing suicides "is to reshape the warrior ethos, instilling in service members the idea that mental health is as vital as physical fitness or the ability to aim a rifle." An "important aim is" removing the stigma from admitting one is suffering or suicidal. Still, "major challenges remain," including "a drastic shortage of mental health professionals in the military's ranks" that "sometimes leads to long waits for appointments, a potentially deadly situation when a soldier is suicidal." In response, "the Department of Defense is experimenting with internet-based counseling."
Marine Committed Suicide After PTSD Went Undiagnosed.
The Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger (11/22, Mueller) reported on the death of Marine Lance Cpl. James T. Jenkins. He "was so wracked by nightmares that he sometimes chose not to sleep" and suffered from flashbacks. He fled Camp Pendleton and killed himself in an apartment. "Declaring Jenkins a deserter, the Marine Corps initially denied his mother death benefits. The decision was later overturned by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which found Jenkins' erratic behavior and suicide were caused by untreated PTSD."
Psychiatrist Claims He Was Fired After Protesting About Poor Care Marines' PTSD.
The AP (11/21) reported, "Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for" almost two years "in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire, and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist," Kernan Manion, MD. Manion, "a civilian psychiatrist," claims that
"he was fired for writing memos to his military superiors complaining of shoddy care of Marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD." The AP pointed out that "Manion was fired in September after working for eight months for a" military contractor providing "mental healthcare on the North Carolina base. He said that when he asked the contractor why he was being fired, he was told it was ordered by the Navy."
http://www.veteranstoday.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9500
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