Da Sara A. Carter

Circa 300.000 assistono i membri che hanno rinviato a casa dalle guerre nell'Afghanistan e Irak ora soffre da disordine o dalla depressione traumatico di sforzo dell'alberino, secondo uno studio nazionale senza precedente liberato oggi da Rand Corp.

Gli altri membri di 320.000 servizi hanno segnalato subire una ferita traumatica del cervello durante lo schieramento. Tuttavia, la maggior parte dei membri di servizio che hanno segnalato le lesioni, di cui molti erano sbattimenti delicati, non hanno cercato il trattamento o non sono informati della severità delle loro lesioni.

Terri Tanielian, il co-capo del progetto e un ricercatore al BORDO ha detto ai reporter ad una teleconferenza di notizie che questa fosse “una crisi di salute importante„ per i membri di servizio, sia uomini che donne.

Miss Tanielian said the study reveals the need for more service providers who know how to deliver appropriate care, including longterm future medical needs, for service members returning from war. Service members should not be limited to seeking care at Defense Department or Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, she said. They should be able to get care within the private sector as well, since some don’t live close enough to veterans’ hospitals.

Lisa Jaycox, RAND senior behavioral scientist and co-leader of the study, said it is difficult to estimate how many mental health care service providers will be needed to fulfill the demand because “we already have a shortage of mental health professionals in the U.S. health care system.”

“This is not a problem unique to the DOD or VA but many individuals who are seeking mental health care in the U.S. have difficulty finding a provider,” she said.

The Defense Department covers the medical needs of active duty and reservists. Veterans Affairs is responsible for the care of veterans who are no longer active.

The research included a survey of 1,965 current and former service members from all military branches across the country. It is the first to comprehensively assess the current needs of returned service members from all branches of the military.

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