US veterans suicide rate rose 32% since 2001: Study
Thu Aug 4, 2016 1:15PM
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Post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric conditions contribute to a military suicide rate that far outstrips the rest of the US population.
Post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric conditions contribute to a military suicide rate that far outstrips the rest of the US population.
The suicide rate among US military veterans has increased by more than 30 percent since 2001, a larger rise than in the wider population of the United States, according to a new government study.
The study, released Wednesday by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, found that between 2001 and 2014, veteran suicides increased by 32 percent, while civilian suicides increased by 23 percent in the same time period.
The report estimated that an average of 20 veterans a day died from suicide in 2014, or about 7,300 throughout the whole year. There is an estimated 21.6 million veterans currently in the United States.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/08/04/478448/US-military-veterans-US-military-veterans-study
