Comments on: Study Shows Soldiers Experience Neuropsychological Changes

By: Jaques

Jaques — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:03:01 +0000

If staying away from home for months together in the armed forces was not bad enough, with the ongoing wars, members of the armed forces now have to stay in a foreign land with no certainty about their life, thousands of miles away from home… What would this lead to? Mental health problems of course… but,the apathy of our government about ending the war and looking for peaceful solution just shows that it does not really mean it when it says there will be complete troop-pull out from foreign lands. This, I’m afraid, may well lead to a mutiny.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:44:02 +0000

Personally I think that making it mandatory for all soldiers returning from combat situations to undergo some sort of psychological treatment when they return home from overseas would not be a bad idea. Some may not need it but there may be others who do and this would be a great way to catch anything that is going on hopefully before it got out of hand. I know that it would mean spending more federal dollars but in cases such as this I totally think that it would be worth it, especially if this is a soldier who is looking at having to go back and experience even more action soon, it could not only help him or her to get ready for that but to also be prepared for what the down time will be like when they return home for good.

By: Yacub

Yacub — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:15:19 +0000

Tell me about it!! My neighbour’s son is a marine and had been in Afghanistan for a very long time. He nearly shot a stray in our neighbourhood cos he thought the dog was going to pounce at him. The dog was only trying to pee. I think I can understand the intense reflex action that soldiers possess. It never leaves them even off the battlefield.