Tuesday, April 07, 2015

New Government ‘Study’: No Link to War and Suicide — Implies Opposite Is True!

In yet another example of politicized tainted unreliable junk science, psychology researchers are claiming that a new study suggests that being in the military and being deployed to war has no impact on committing suicide!

The researchers claim that a difference between a rate of 18.86 deaths per 100,000 for deployed troops versus 17.78 deaths per 100,000 for non-deployed troops is proof that being deployed is “only slightly higher.” And with that researcher, Mark Reger, put out his suggestions with very little evidence. In no time numerous mainstream media organizations jumped on the suggestion and the study was published in JAMA Psychiatry giving this claim new authenticity .... http://www.thedailysheeple.com