Almost 4,000 new cases of mental illness were diagnosed among the UK’s armed forces last year, with those returning from Iraq or Afghanistan the most likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Mental health statistics released by the Ministry of Defence yesterday showed that soldiers were more likely than members of the RAF or Royal Navy to have mental health problems, and women and “other ranks” were more at risk than their male counterparts or officers.
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