Soldiers’ and Marines’ Mental Health
Assessment of Those Serving in Iraq
A team of Army experts who studied the mental health of soldiers and Marines in Iraq between August and October last year concluded that there is a "robust" system in place to provide mental health care, but issues continue with the stress of a combat deployment. This was the first time Marines had been included in this Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) study."Previous MHATs found that deployment lengths and multiple deployments impact on soldiers’ mental health," said Colonel Carl Castro, Chief of Military Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, who led MHAT IV. Colonel Castro also said that…
