Since 2003 about 40,000 Troops Suffer Post Traumatic Stress

Pauline Jeliner, HuffPost
WASHINGTON — The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress
disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid the military buildup in Iraq
and increased violence there and in Afghanistan.
Records show roughly 40,000 troops have been diagnosed with the illness,
also known as PTSD, since 2003. Officials believe that many more are likely
keeping their illness a secret.
"I don't think right now we ... have good numbers," Army Surgeon
General Eric Schoomaker said Tuesday.
Defense officials had not previously disclosed the number of PTSD cases from
Iraq and Afghanistan.