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Military is purposely misdiagnosing soldiers with 'personality disorder:
The Nation
Jon Town has spent the last few years fighting two battles, one against his body, the other against the US Army. Both began in October 2004 in Ramadi, Iraq. He was standing in the doorway of his battalion's headquarters when a 107-millimeter rocket struck two feet above his head.
But instead of sending Town to a medical board and discharging him because of his injuries, doctors at Fort Carson, Colorado, did something strange: They claimed Town's wounds were actually caused by a "personality disorder." Town was then booted from the Army and told that under a personality disorder discharge, he would never receive disability or medical benefits.
Town is not alone. A six-month investigation has uncovered multiple cases in which soldiers wounded in Iraq are suspiciously diagnosed as having a personality disorder, .....
Posted : 2007-04-11 18:20
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Ft. Carson Update
Fort Carson faces more probes into PTSD cases
By Kelly Kennedy - Staff writer
Posted : Friday May 4, 2007 5:33:14 EDT
After several soldiers came forward claiming they were discharged for personality disorders but diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries, officials at Fort Carson, Colo., say statistics show 56 of the 276 soldiers discharged with personally disorders in fact had PTSD.
But officials say those PTSD cases were mild to moderate and the soldiers were discharged because of personality disorder issues.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/05/military_carson_070503w/
Posted : 2007-05-04 12:55
