Thirty Percent of Troops Suffering From Mental Disorders

[sgtmac_46]

Ah, Grossman...he who references as data "All Quiet On the Western Front," apparently not realizing its a novel.

Grossman's observation that two to three percent of the population can engage in combat without long term psychological effects is likely correct. A number will be sociopathic and get a thrill from killing...and then there will be the elite, who could be sociopathic--or not--but who crave the stimulation of the hunt.

Looks like he has a new book coming out...co-authored with a member of MT:

http://www.killology.com/book_oncombat_summary.htm


Regards,


Steve

Grossman made the unpopular mistake of attacking violent media, thereby marking himself as a pariah.

Never mind the fact that, when it comes to military psychology, he was in that field for many years, being a West Point Psychology Professor, Professor of Military Science, as well as an Army Ranger, not to mention winning a Pulitzer Prize for his book about his research "On Killing", which pretty much makes him the expert on THIS topic (even if you disagree with him on the media).