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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP)
Posted: 11:20 AM Jul 23, 2008
Last Updated: 11:26 AM Jul 23, 2008

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A West Virginia University psychology professor plans to tell the U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee that state veterans are prone to post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

Professor Joseph Scotti was the lead researcher on the West Virginia Returning Soldiers Study, which includes information from approximately 1,000 veterans.

Scotti is scheduled to testify before the committee Wednesday on mental health issues and service access for soldiers and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The study showed 47 percent of the participants indicated symptoms of PTSD and/or depression.

The West Virginia Legislature sponsored the study, which was conducted by WVU last fall.

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Posted by: dorothy screws Location: hanceville alabama on Jul 23, 2008 at 09:21 PM
Mr. Scotti, my son is stil a soldier even tho he had passed away from sucide as of march 25,2008 he had pstd and i believe he had taken lariam he was in iraq either 2004 or 2005 the army does not give the soldiers the help that they need they push them to the side and the commanders and others if they say they have a problem disgrade them badly which they need to put a stop to my son from what i found out tried killing his sef 4 or 5 times once he was put in the hospital and about a month later he killed hiself the milirty needs to make it mandatory that all soldiers get help not just 4 hours total and thats when they come back from combat you can call me if you would like i have alot to say