In a reversal of an historic rate of suicides below that of the general population, suicides in the military have surged. Newsweek explores the issue and some of its possible causes.

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Note from Kermit Cole, “In the News” editor;
This topic has been approached through various angles on MiA. Though there’s nothing definitive, a thread seems evident that there is a high rate of psychotropic medicating and inadequate or inappropriate treatment of PTSD.

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