ATLANTA, May 26 (UPI) -- U.S. soldiers wounded in Afghanistan or Iraq are no more likely to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder than other soldiers, researchers say.
"It was surprising to us," said psychiatrist Thomas Grieger of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. "It's a 'good news' story."
Grieger reported the findings -- gained from 613 soldiers admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center -- to a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in Atlanta Wednesday.
The tests for post-traumatic stress disorder were given to soldiers about a month after they were wounded.
While the tests failed to identify four of five soldiers who eventually developed the disorder, about half who displayed symptoms recovered within a couple months, USA Today reported.
Grieger said the U.S. Army is rolling out a mental health screening program for all deployed soldiers.
