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Post by Frenchie on Jun 23, 2009 10:50:26 GMT 1
In the run-up to Armed Forces Day on 27 June, some veterans warn that fierce fighting in Afghanistan - and the legacy of the Iraq conflict - could lead to more personnel needing help for mental trauma. Former serviceman Andy Lorimer knows exactly how that feels. "Friends said I wasn't the same. I started drinking, and cut myself off from everyone," he says. "I couldn't remember things. It came as a real shock to be diagnosed with a mental health disorder." Mr Lorimer works as a director of Talking2Minds in Scotland, a charity run by veterans for veterans aimed at treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). For him, being diagnosed with the illness came out of the blue........... Continued >>
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