GREGG ZOROYA:

No. Well, actually in this last year there was a reduction for the first time among active duty troops, those who are not guard and reserve, or on inactive status. They found that the numbers had dropped for the first time in almost 10 years, by about 20 percent within the army. And that was something they were very happy about, but it was a modest decline. It isn't clear whether they've actually turned the corner , the army will say that themselves. and they still have large numbers, as you've already quoted, of folks who are developing PTSD. Some of the programs they say show promise. There was one small program the army has, called Battle Mine, which is designed to help soldiers deal with reintegration, helping them understand that what they go through in combat are feelings that others do, try to normalize those feelings. and that has been shown to have some modest benefits through peer reviewed research.