Almost a fifth of service personnel have drinking problems while young soldiers who leave the armed forces are three times more likely to kill themselves than civilians, academic studies show. Read the full article here
Returning U.K. Soldiers Suffer from Depression, Turn to Alcohol
Research conducted by psychiatrists in Britain has revealed that members of the country’s armed forces returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan commonly suffer from depression, with many turning to alcohol for relief. Read the full article here
Returning troops hit by alcohol abuse, depression
LONDON (Reuters) – Alcohol abuse and depression are common among British troops returning from conflict deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan but post traumatic stress is less of a problem than previously thought, researchers said on Friday Read the full article here
