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Afghanistan war vets have new or worsening MH symptoms
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32941
Subject(s) - mental health , spanish civil war , vietnam war , gulf war , medicine , political science , demography , psychiatry , history , ancient history , law , sociology
A new survey examining Taliban control of Afghanistan and its impact on American war veterans found that the majority of Afghanistan veterans 18 and older have struggled with their mental health since serving in Afghanistan. During the month of August, the Taliban overran Afghanistan as U.S. troops left the country following a 20‐year war. The Afghanistan fall intensified veterans' mental health struggles, according to the survey.

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