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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: CREW Eric Schmeltzer (VoteVets.org) 646.290.8586 |
CREW and Votevets.org Ask House Armed Service to Investigate Army Misdiagnoses of Service Members and Veterans With PTSD
WASHINGTON - May 5 - In light of news reports that the Army has instituted the cost-cutting practice of ordering doctors to misdiagnose soldiers returning from battle with anxiety disorder rather than post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and VoteVets.org today asked the chair of the House Armed Services Committee to investigate the extent of this outrageous practice.