Author : Committee On Un-American Activities U.S. House of Representatives
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781477500453
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Book Synopsis Exploring the Relationship Between Medication and Veteran Suicide by : Committee On Un-American Activities U.S. House of Representatives
Download or read book Exploring the Relationship Between Medication and Veteran Suicide written by Committee On Un-American Activities U.S. House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 2010-02-24 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of today's hearing is to explore the potential relationship, if any, between psychiatric medications and suicides. With PTSD and TBI being the signature wounds of the current war in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health issues have naturally taken center stage.Research has shown that mental disorders and substance-abuse disorders are linked to more than 90 percent of people who die by suicide. Today, suicides among service members and veterans continue to increase at an alarming rate, far exceeding the comparable suicide rates among the general population. It is a tragedy that our service members and veterans survived the battle abroad only to return home and fall to suicide.