Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Military Statistics

• According to the National Center for PTSD, experts think PTSD occurs in:
  
  
• One in 10 of Gulf War veterans
  
• 11-20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan wars veterans
• 30 percent of Vietnam veterans
  
  
• According to the U.S. Army, the number of soldiers forced to leave the Army solely because of a mental illness, such as PTSD, has increased 64 percent from 2005 to 2009
  
  
• The Veterans Administration reports there are more than 400,000 untreated cases of PTSD among veterans, along with millions who are already being treated
  
  
• The 2009 Rand Report estimates that PTSD-related and major depression-related costs could range from $4 billion to $6.2 billion over two years
  
  
• Men with PTSD are more likely to have alcohol abuse and dependence (2008 Rand Study; Jacobsen, Southwick, and Kosten, 2001)
  
  
• Studies that have compared veterans with PTSD with veterans seeking treatment for other reasons have further found that those with PTSD report higher rates of domestic violence than those with other diagnoses (2008 Rand Study; Carroll et al.,1985)
  
  
• The 2009 Rand Report estimates some 26 percent of returning troops may have mental health conditions (applying broad screening criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depression)
  

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