Tuesday, September 25, 2007

A Plan for Better Troop Mental Care

The Department of Defense has released a plan to improve mental-health care for American troops who are facing multiple tours in war zones.

The report lays out a "road map for change" in an effort to "put psychological health and fitness on an equal footing with physical health and fitness." The recommendations address findings from a report released earlier this year that found that troops going to war face increasing levels of anxiety and depression with each successive deployment, with shorter "dwell times," or times at home with their families.

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