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The U.S. Army is warning soldiers to stay away from an HBO documentary that's airing on Sunday, May 21, 8pm. Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill's Baghdad ER features graphic images of a hospital unit in Iraq, including an amputation. The Army is counseling that active troops may have mental health problems if they watch the film. As if seeing it all in person isn't disturbing enough.

I have an idea—why don't we get the troops OUT of Iraq. That would be the best thing for the soldiers' mental health.

Army Says War Movie May Trigger Mental Health Issues

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.