Since the Global War on Terror began, PTSD diagnosis in U.S. soldiers, sometimes deployed to current theatres of war up to six times, have reached epidemic levels, as have corresponding suicide rates; 22 per day according to some estimates. As soldiers of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue to “come home to roost,” so to speak, PTSD, its relationship to military service and anti-social and violent acts committed by combat veterans remain highly relevant.
