Army Surgeon General issues new directive on PTSD
Sen. Patty Murray: 'This is an overdue but very welcome step'
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Q13 Fox News Online
April 21, 2012
SEATTLE
The Army Surgeon General's Office has issued a new directive for diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder after questions arose about Madigan Army Medical Center’s reversal of more than 300 soldiers’ PTSD diagnoses in the past five years.
The Madigan Army Medical Center is the chief military hospital for Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma. Members of the base's units have seen extensive action in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
The new policy, first reported by the Seattle Times, was confirmed by the office of Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., who had been pressing for changes in the way the Army handles PTSD cases.
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