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"Soldiers on multiple deployments report low morale, more mental health problems, and more stress-related work problems," Repeated combat tours are taking a toll on the mental health of US Army's most experienced soldiers, with stress-related problems rising sharply in their third and fourth tours, according to a recent army study conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2007 by army mental health teams. Major General Gale Pollock, the army's deputy surgeon general, said the results were consistent with previous mental health surveys "and show the effects of a long war." "Soldiers on their third/fourth deployment are at particular risk of mental health problems." the report said. Nearly one in three non-commissioned officers in their third and fourth tours reported mental health problems, compared to 18.5 percent of those in their second tour and 11.9 percent of those in their first tour.
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