Military suicides have reached a 30-year high, according to a story published Thursday in the New York Times. In 2008, 128 soldiers killed themselves, with 15 additional deaths awaiting a final cause.
This grim picture becomes even more so when the Army declared its suicide rate has surpassed that of civilians, a macabre zenith not seen since the Vietnam war.
The reasons are myriad, from financial pressures to personal, legal and job-related difficulties.
An interesting dimension to the statistics: Thirty percent of the suicides took place during deployment and thirty-five percent afterwards. Another 35% of those who successfully suicided had never deployed.Sphere: Related Content
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- My name is Michael Jones and I'm a licensed and Board Certified psychotherapist with an office in Palmdale, California. I provide therapy to clients throughout California, in-office locally and online statewide. My specialties are the anxiety disorders, including OCD, PTSD, Panic Disorder and phobias. For nearly 10 years now I have been practicing psychotherapy, both inpatient and outpatient. Most of my time, though, is devoted to my private practice and continuing to research, write and speak publicly about mental health issues. I am also a forensic consultant on legal issues involving marriage and family therapists. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California (MFC 43599), a Board Certified Professional Counselor of the American Psychotherapy Association, and a Certified Forensic Consultant. I can be reached by phone locally at (661) 267-2510 or toll-free at 1-877-494-7152. You can visit me online at www.michaeljonestherapy.com.
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