Are Military Suicides Combat Related?

[BlueTiki]

In theatre or on tour a soldier doesn't have time to think about the things he's seen and done but when he gets home and has more than enough time to sit and think that's when the problems start.

"The things we see associated with suicide outside the military are the same things we see associated with suicide in the military," he said.

That suggests that identifying and treating depression and alcohol abuse could prevent suicides, he and others said.

Golly!

You think that combat might cause depression and start someone on a course of self-medication?

Bloody hell!