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A 4 page research paper that examines three media articles in order to determine facts pertaining to mental health issues for returning Canadian soldiers in regards to nursing practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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disorders and suicidal tendencies" (Auld). Of the 2,700 Canadian soldiers who were recently screen by the military, roughly 28 percent were found to be having problems associated with mental health
and, of these, 17 percent showed exhibited over consumption of alcoholic beverages and approximately 5 per cent exhibited the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Auld). A problem that
particularly concerns Dr. Mark Zamorski, head of the militarys deployment health section, is that these statistics may not fully represent the number of soldiers who suffer psychiatric problem as a
result of their experiences in the field. This is because soldiers generally undergo mental health screen sometime during the first 90 to 180 days after returning home (Auld). This means
that if a soldier develops mental health problems after this screen, this situation will not be included in the armys figures (Auld). Therefore, it is unclear precisely how many
soldiers have encountered mental difficulties. However, an official with Veterans Affairs has commented that during the time since the Afghan mission was untaken by the Canadian military, the number
of people receiving care for PTSD has risen from 1800 to 6500 (Auld). The military increased its mental health services due to criticism that "it was failing soldiers in
need of treatment following tours in Rwanda, the Balkans and Somalia" (Auld). Mental health problems in regards to soldiers returning home to Canada from combat situations holds implications for
nursing in two ways. First of all, as Aulds article suggests, many of these soldiers will not be identified by the military and will may seek help in the private
sector. Also, many of these soldiers, returning to civilian life, may not seek help. In either case, nurses should be alert to the possibility that veterans may have undiagnosed mental
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