Large Number Of Soldiers With Depression, PTSD Do Not Receive Appropriate Care

USA Today (8/7, Vanden Brook) reports a study by the RAND Corp. and commissioned by the Pentagon found, “Just 30% of troops with depression and 54% with PTSD received appropriate care after they were deemed at risk of harming themselves.” The report, titled “Quality of Care for PTSD and Depression in the Military Health System,” also determined “that one third of troops with PTSD were prescribed a medication harmful to their condition.”

Related Links:

— “Troops at risk for suicide not getting needed care, report finds,” Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, August 7, 2017.

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