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Continuous Combat Breaks Almost Everyone

A World War II study reported that after 60 days of continuous combat, 98% of surviving troops became psychiatric casualties. The mind can break even when the body survives.

How War Wounds the Mind

A soldier in camouflage sitting indoors, appearing stressed and overwhelmed.

The Odds Were Worse Than Enemy Fire

In wars involving American soldiers, the chance of becoming a psychiatric casualty was said to be greater than the chance of being killed by enemy fire. War can injure people in invisible ways.

How War Wounds the Mind