[sinanju]

I always knew the troops were right to be afraid to ask for help.

And here’s the evidence, but I’ll wager those who had personal knowledge of the situation knew this all along.

[hinckley buzzard]

The differential diagnosis of PTSD from certain personality disorders is a perennial problem and a difficult one. After experience with the VietNam generation of veterans, the VA has any number of psychologists throughout the system who are adept at this.

I doubt many true PTSD cases are misdiagnosed in this day and age. We went through that song and dance a generation ago.

[huldah1776]

Some red tape has been cut out to help those who ask.

http://www.ptsdsupport.net/cutting_red_tape.html

[VOA]

“
Advocates see trouble for misdiagnosed soldiers
“

Although off-point on this thread...
I was taken aback by the passing of a relative from the church my
mother attends.
Apparently the young Army recruit (volunteer) collapsed during basic training,
then it was found he had leukemia.
He passed away about three weeks after his collapse on the training course.

It did give me pause. I thought that a person with a real medical problem
would be screened by physical exams while applying to serve.

A sad story, but makes me wonder about the power of some of our diagnostic
ability to spot diseases like leukemia.

(Yes, I’m not a medico, but this incident sort of suprised me.)

[kruss3]

Combat deployments in the mideast make troops vulnerable to iron deficiencies because of the iron lost in sweat. This could be expected to manifest in symptoms similar to ADD, ADHD, Restless Legs Syndrome and autism.

When you take the younger generation of metabolic