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On the recordMarch 9, 2010
17 percent of the Active-Duty Force, and as much as 6 percent of deployed troops, are on antidepressants.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb discusses the percentage of active-duty and deployed troops using antidepressants.

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