I have read that most vets are on numerous anti-depressants. Can someone confirm this?
Most? I doubt that. Hell, half the boys in public school are on Ritalin.
19 years in plus 4 years at military college. Never on anything stronger than Advil. Don’t know about others in my unit. But why would I? It’s confidential. My unit has a much lower rate of medication though as we’re aviation. Pilots don’t like being grounded. Nor do crew chiefs.
I’m almost positive that psychoactive prescription drugs played a part in this. Doctors have to follow DSM-5 protocols for “insurance purposes” whether private or gubmint insurance….and DSM-5 is scandalously tied into the drug manufacturers….
This and more was revealed by Allen Frances, MD,who was Chair of the DSM 4 Task Force and outspoken critic of DSM-5. He is a former chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Duke University School of Medicine
If you can stand clicking on HuffPo, you can read his articles here.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-frances/
Since there are about 23 million vets, no.