"Despite Army's New Efforts, Suicides Continue at Grim Pace"
By James C. McKinley Jr.
This article stood out to me because of the recent rise of suicide in homosexual teens. I hadn't been aware that there was also a huge problems of suicide in the army. They try to cover it up and hide it. This story was about many suicide cases but particularly Armando Aguilar, a 26 year old who killed himself in a parking lot in Texas after three tours. The article mainly addressed the problem with doctors and psychiatrists prescribing too many pills and not enough therapy. The army doesn't have enough therapists to conduct therapy with all of the soldiers that need it. Instead soldiers are sent away with anti-depressants, painkillers, pills for panic attacks etc. many say the recent rise in army suicide is due to the 'psychological toll of nine years of war." Many investigations have taken place to try to draw similarities in the suicide victims. Many people thought it was the soldiers who have been deployed multiple times, but upon closer examination they have realized that is often not the case. Soldier who have exhibited suicide tendencies and soldiers who have not are both committing suicide.
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