The mental scars of soldiers

Last week in the US an army sergeant was accused of waterboarding his own four-year-old daughter after she refused to recite her ABCs. This story emerged as London’s Guardian newspaper reported that during a time of critical stress for military hospitals, there was little concrete information about soldiers’ mental health. Read the full article here

Wives of deployed soldiers more likely to be depressed

London: A new study has revealed that wives of soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders and other mental health conditions than women whose husbands are not deployed. Read the full article here