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Morale down among Afghanistan troops
Army said troops seeing record violence in war
Updated: Friday, 13 Nov 2009, 6:26 PM EST
Published : Friday, 13 Nov 2009, 10:03 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army said morale has fallen among its forces in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war.
A new battlefield survey taken several months ago found instances of depression, anxiety and other psychological problems about the same as in 2007 -- but there was a significant drop in unit morale.
The Army also said there is a shortage of mental health workers to help soldiers, partly because of the troop buildup started this year by President Barack Obama.
Efforts already under way to get more mental health workers to the war are hampered somewhat by last week's shooting at Fort Hood.
The Army psychiatrist charged in the shootings was slated to go to Afghanistan. Some of the dead and wounded also were to deploy there to bolster psychological services for soldiers.
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