Exploring the Relationship Between Medication and Veteran Suicide

by Committee on Veterans' Affairs U.S. House of Representatives

The purpose of today's hearing is to explore the potential relationship, if any, between psychiatric medications and suicides. With PTSD and TBI being the signature wounds of the current war in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health issues have naturally taken center stage.Research has shown that mental disorders and substance-abuse disorders are linked to more than 90 percent of people who die by suicide. Today, suicides among service members and veterans...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477500456
• ISBN13: 9781477500453
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"