The day after the shooting at a combat stress clinic in Iraq, new data released to Salon shows soldiers committing suicide at a record-setting pace. Is combat stress the reason?
By Mark Benjamin May 12, 2009
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She attempted suicide and brandished a knife. How do I protect our children?
By Cary Tennis
June 26, 2009
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After a soldier taped a psychologist saying he'd been pressured not to diagnose PTSD, the Army launched an investigation. Read the details of how the Army declared itself innocent.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
April 9, 2009
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A summary of an Army investigation says some soldiers with PTSD may not get the diagnoses they deserve -- but nobody in the Army did anything wrong.
April 9, 2009
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A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the implications.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
April 8, 2009
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But a tepid Senate hearing on Wednesday, with no testimony from lower-ranking combat troops from Iraq or Afghanistan, does little to explain why.
By Mark Benjamin
March 19, 2009
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I don't want to do it yet, but I think it's in my future.
By Cary Tennis
March 13, 2009
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One general tells reporters that soldiers develop "a certain resiliency" after being deployed multiple times.
By Christopher M. Matthews
March 5, 2009
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In the final article in Salon's series, we ask what President Obama will do about the rise of suicide and murder among U.S. soldiers returning from combat.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 14, 2009
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Kenneth Eastridge had PTSD before he ever donned a uniform or did two tours of duty in Iraq. Now he's in prison for his part in the murder of a fellow soldier.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 13, 2009
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John Needham returned from Iraq, suffering from combat stress. If he had received proper care, would he be standing trial for murder?
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 12, 2009
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Pfc. Ryan Alderman, now deceased, sought medical help from the Army. He got a fistful of powerful drugs instead.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 10, 2009
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The details of three more deaths that might have been prevented among Fort Carson-based soldiers.
By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin
February 10, 2009
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Returning U.S. combat soldiers are committing suicide and murder in alarming numbers. In a special series, Salon uncovers the habitual mistreatment behind the preventable deaths.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 9, 2009
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Adam Lieberman tried to kill himself when he returned from Iraq. Only then did the Army take his mental health seriously.
By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna
February 9, 2009
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Arson, murder, suicide and other depressing reactions to the next Great Depression.
By Amy Benfer
October 24, 2008
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I barely know this guy, but he seems to be hinting at suicide.
By Cary Tennis
October 13, 2008
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Two gripping memoirs explore the guilt and confusion left behind when a relative kills himself.
By Laura Miller
October 7, 2008
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Grief has come over me in heavy, relentless waves.
By Cary Tennis
October 1, 2008
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The people who knew the brilliant writer best talk about the crippling anxiety and spiraling depression of his torturous final weeks.
By Robert Ito
September 26, 2008
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A tribute to the great American novelist who left us all a little less alone.
By Laura Miller
September 14, 2008
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Call girls speak out about the suicide of Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the complicated truths it reveals about their lives.
By Susannah Breslin
May 5, 2008
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I don't feel like killing myself, but I don't really care if I die, either. I just like the risk.
By Cary Tennis
March 11, 2008
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Are troubled male stars treated with "kid gloves" compared to the likes of Britney Spears?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
February 1, 2008
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Caught between a sexualized culture and a home life demanding modesty, Latinas face a dilemma familiar to girls of all ethnic backgrounds.
By Carol Lloyd
January 24, 2008
Army suicides soar past 2008's pace
My wife is bipolar. Should I leave and take the kids?
Tale of the secret Army tape
"This report does not find pressure to change clinical diagnoses"
"I am under a lot of pressure to not diagnose PTSD"
Soldier suicides skyrocket
Army says deployments not linked to suicides
Coming home: The conclusion
"That young man never should have come into the Army"
"You're a pussy and a scared little kid"
"Kill yourself. Save us the paperwork"
Mark Waltz, Kenneth Lehman, Chad Barrett
Death in the USA: The Army's fatal neglect
"The Death Dealers took my life!"
Just shoot me!
A suicide in the family
The last days of David Foster Wallace
Death and the D.C. Madam 
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