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British troops in Afghanistan may suffer mental problems
Wednesday December 28, 2011 10:08:16 PM,
IANS
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London: At least one
in five British soldiers -- or 20 percent -- serving in
Afghanistan will suffer from some mental illness after leaving the
battlefield, a study has said.
Nearly 4,800 of the total 24,000 men and women who quit next year
will suffer, the Daily Express cited the study by Kings' College,
London, as saying.
About 960 people were likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress
disorder.
A total of 572 British personnel have died fighting in Iraq and
Afghanistan since 2001.
War veterans' mental health charity Combat Stress studied 228
veterans from Afghanistan and 589 from Iraq.
In a grim warning of what may be expected, it said "a staggeringly
large number of veterans are suffering in silence".
The study published in medical journal The Lancet also warned that
13 percent of veterans were at risk of alcohol abuse.
The ministry of defence has made available seven million pounds
(around $10.9 million) for extra care over the next four years.
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