Serving and former members of the British armed forces are facing an 'explosion' of psychiatric disorders, according to new report.
A new report says that there is an explosion in psychiatric disorders among serving and former members of the British armed forces.
The problems include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), manic depression, mood swings, and drug and alcohol dependency.
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Ex service personnel, who fought in earlier campaigns stretching back to the Second World War, are also coming forward for treatment after psychological problems have emerged years, sometimes decades, later.
It has also emerged that up to seven service personnel have committed suicide either during or after active duty in Iraq.
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"We are facing an explosion of psychiatric problems not just from serving military personnel but also from those who served in campaigns dating all the way back to the Second World War. It is a huge problem and something which requires a cross-governmental solution," Telegraph quoted the official, as saying.
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Robert Marsh, the director of fund raising for Combat Stress, said his organisation was working at full capacity.
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Suicide is an act of ending one's own life and it usually results from emotional isolations and inability to adjust and cope with one's environment.
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