Reports of military suicide have alarmingly increased, making it

now one of the leading causes of death among armed forces. In a study
conducted in 2013, there were 325 confirmed or potential suicides
among active and non-active military personnel (Christensen, 2013,
p.2). In fact, with more than 150,000 study participants between 2001
and 2008, 646 suicide deaths were recorded (Christensen, 2013, p.3) .
The stresses caused by war are the main culprit to these ever growing
numbers. The involvement of fear in their field caused them to develop
post-traumatic stress disorder which is the body’s and mind’s way of
responding to an overwhelming situation and, as often the case of
soldiers, the threat of, or contact with, death. Wartime pressures are
high, and soldiers come back from combat showing signs of psychiatric
illness and addictions (Menna, Ph. D., LMHC, CAP, p.1). These result to
elevated suicide risks that can endure even beyond their service.