Annual PTSD screening called for by panel

Monday, July 16, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The Institute of Medicine recommended Friday that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan undergo annual screening for post-traumatic stress disorder and that federal agencies conduct more research to determine how well the various treatments for PTSD are working.

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