People's mental and spiritual capacity is limited, if a long period of time constantly impact their spiritual bottom line, then it is easy to let their own collapse. During World War II, soldiers have been killing on the battlefield, and the bloody images just stayed in the mind of the soldiers for a long time, which is a very serious mental shock, so during World War II, the soldiers suffered from mental illness a lot.
A quarter of veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and were treated at medical centers funded by the U.S. government were diagnosed with mental disorders. When psychosocial disorders such as domestic violence are included, as many as 31 percent of U.S. veterans suffer from mental illness.
The number of recently retired military personnel and National Guardsmen suffering from mental illness is significantly higher than the number in a study last year of active-duty military personnel. That study found that one-third of the soldiers returned home for mental health evaluations, but only 12 percent were diagnosed with a mental illness or psychosocial disorder.
Seal, a physician and researcher at the Los Angeles City VA Medical Center, believes there is a wide disparity between the results of the two studies. She said the fact that 56 percent of veterans diagnosed with mental illness suffered from more than one type of mental illness is a cause for concern. The study was published days after the Bush administration promised a comprehensive review of veterans' health care. Earlier reports revealed that soldiers hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center were living in rooms with moldy walls and perforated ceilings infested with rats and cockroaches. Davis, a spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, said the scandal exposed the Veterans Administration's underfunding.