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Psychologist: Soldiers may be each other's best defense against suicide: (CLARKSVILLE LEAF-CHRONICLE)
June 04, 2009
Clinical psychologist Dr. Jay Gorban saw thousands of soldiers in the 15 years he spent working at the U.S. Army's Department of Behavior and not one committed suicide. Gorban now works in private practice, having retired in 2006. He says the number of soldiers who have committed suicide in the past year shows a true crisis has emerged, one that is long overdue for being addressed. "This is a whole new crisis they are having to deal with," Gorban said. "They are trying to reduce the stigma, to get everybody in a mass movement to be aware of soldiers who may need help and encourage them to seek help. That's why it is so terribly important to be able to identify soldiers with these issues. [click here to view] (http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20090603/NEWS0504/306030022)
