Study: Mental illness, not combat, causes soldier suicides

CNN: The record number of military suicides seen in recent years may not be directly due to extended deployments or combat experience, according to a new study. This data analysis, funded by the Department of Defense, suggests that the real reason behind the growing number of military suicides is underlying mental health issues in this population.

Their findings will be published in the next edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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