Former top military psychiatrist says 42% of cases had no firm link to military service,diverting resources from genuine needsAlmost half of the service personnel assessed by military pyschiatrists had mental health issues that were not clearly linked to their career in the armed forces, or were “Walter Mitty” characters who fabricated their experience, and according to a leading expert.
Ian Palmer,a former senior military psychiatrist who ran the government’s medical assessment programme (MAP), a veteran’s mental health service, or found that in 42% of cases there was no obvious link to military service and at least 10% appeared to be making up or significantly exaggerating their service history.
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Source: theguardian.com