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Advocates see trouble for soldiers misdiagnosed with personality disorder

Under pressure from Congress and the public, the Army later acknowledged the problem and drastically cut the number of soldiers given the designation. But advocates for veterans say an unknown number of troops still unfairly bear the stigma of a personality disorder, making them ineligible for military health care and other benefits. Ref. Source 8

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Areas Of Excellence Found Also Improvement Needed In Quality Of Mental Health Care In The U.S. Military
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The care provided by the US military health care system to service members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and depression is good in some areas, but needs improvement in other realms, according to a new study.
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Army granted more than 1,000 waivers to recruits with mood disorders and histories of self-mutilation, despite secretary’s claim, records show. The Army issued waivers to more than 1,000 recruits who had been diagnosed and treated for mood disorders and 95 more with a history of self-mutilation over 13 months ending last fall, according to data obtained by USA TODAY. The acceptance of new soldiers with a history of serious behavioral-health issues, some of which can be lifelong challenges, came at a time when the Army struggled to meet its recruiting goals and was under sharp criticism from Sen. John McCain for accepting any recruits who had mutilated themselves. Last week, Army Secretary Mark Esper indicated that the Army issues waivers only for mental health issues that have been resolved, or upon further review, were misdiagnosed. Ref. USAToday.

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There is ways that a person can get in the military who have some issues that are not known about or even diagnosed. The fact that there are many people in the military that maybe should not be there but they get in due to the some times unrealistic goals they set for recruiters. Knowing you have to get some many in or you get a disciplinary letter for not achieving goals makes it easy to get some people in that should not be.