From the Department of Radiology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA (VBH); Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (VBH, JGS); Department of Radiologic Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC (JGS); Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Hospital; Washington, DC (FMM); Department of...

1 Senior Specialist Pediatric Dentist, Jordanian Royal Medical ServicesJordan Armed Forces, Amman – Jordan Mobile:00962-795377577 Fax: 00962-5625609 E-mail: [email protected] 2 Consultant Periodontist, Jordanian Royal Medical ServicesJordan Armed Forces Amman – Jordan Mobile: 00962-795041388 Fax: 00962-5625609 E-mail: [email protected] Received for Publication: April 7, 2013 Accepted: ...

As we commemorate the centenary of World War 1 and the offi cial withdrawal of UK military troops from Afghanistan, the fate of former armed forces personnel has come into sharp focus once again. Most of the current generation of personnel who leave service make successful transitions back into civilian life. However, some personnel do not. A proportion will develop mental health problems, and ...

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