Ο αμερικανικός στρατός έχει καταγράψει 140 αυτοκτονίες στρατιωτών μέσα στο 2009, αριθμός που ισοδυναμεί με το σύνολο των αυτοκτονιών το 2008. Τα στοιχεία δημοσιοποίησε ο στρατηγός Peter Chiarelli, ο οποίος συμπλήρωσε ότι με ένα μήνα να υπολείπεται μέχρι το τέλος του έτους, ο αριθμός θα είναι πολύ μεγαλύτερος από τον περσινό.
Ωστόσο, ισχυρίστηκε ότι έχει σημειωθεί σημαντική πρόοδος, καθώς ο αριθμός αυτοκτονιών έχει μειωθεί παγκοσμίως, χάρη στις προσπάθειες που γίνονται για την ψυχική φροντίδα των στρατιωτών, κυρίως όσον αφορά στο μετα-τραυματικό σύνδρομο.
Ο στρατηγός συμπλήρωσε ότι το ένα τρίτο των αυτοκτονιών δεν σημειώθηκε σε πολεμική ζώνη.
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