Soldiers’ Self-Harm: ‘Anything Not to Go Back’ to Iraq
Sunday, June 8th, 2008Such cases of self-harm are a "rising trend" that military doctors are watching closely, says Col. Kathy Platoni, an Army Reserve psychologist who has worked with veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. "There are some soldiers who will do almost anything not to go back," she says. Col. Elspeth Ritchie, the ...