Mental Illness Mental illnesses are a significant result of war. War veterans are exposed to dangerous environments which, in return, increase the likelihood of of the soldiers experiencing mental illnesses. These mental illnesses may affect the soldier's day to day life due to the symptoms of the mental illness they are suffering with. One mental illness that resulted from war was the Gulf war syndrome. This syndrome affected both British and U.S. soldiers who fought in the Persian gulf war, which took place from 1990 to 1991. “Gulf War veterans reported symptoms such as chronic fatigue, loss of muscle control, persistent headaches, sleep disorders, memory loss, chronic pain, and other chronic and disabling conditions” (American History,
