Secretary Of Defense Orders Military-Wide Review Of Behavioral Health Diagnoses For Consistency
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On June 13, 2012, the United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ordered a military–wide review of behavioral health diagnoses dating back to 2001. The plans were revealed during a Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing. Secretary Panetta said the review would be led by the Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness; the review will include case files of all current and former troops who were screened for medical separation by a medical evaluation board for mental health issues. Additionally, Secretary Panetta has also asked the heads of every branch of the U.S. military to implement the same approach to reviewing service members’ behavioral health diagnoses as that used by the Army... Full Article (premium members)
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