Horoho’s testimony shows scope of Army PTSD investigations at Madigan

Horoho’s testimony shows scope of Army PTSD investigations at Madigan
Post by Adam Ashton / The News Tribune on March 9, 2012

Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho this week told lawmakers in a House Appropriations subcommittee that the Army is investigating the ombudsman program that drew attention to a Madigan Army Medical Center forensic psychiatry unit that sometimes adjusted behavioral health diagnoses in such a way that soldiers did not receive full disability benefits for post-traumatic stress.

These are the other known investigations into the Madigan team:

* An Army Medical Command inquiry into the Madigan forensic unit that is checking cases that were screened by Madigan forensic psychiatrists since 2007. Horoho said the Army identified about 1,600 cases that passed through Madigan forensics. Close to 300 oldiers are being invited to have new screenings that could result in different behavioral health diagnoses. So far, six soldiers whose PTSD diagnoses were changed by Madigan forensics have had their original diagnoses reinstated.

* An Army Medical Command investigation into the command climate at Madigan. That investigation explains why Madigan commander Col. Dallas Homas is on administrative leave. Horoho this week told lawmakers his suspension was a normal action for an investigation.
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