This is an important topic. I applaud the writer for her efforts in bringing public attention to this situation.

This is an important topic, and seems accurate, considering what I know from other sources. Still, I would like to hear more from the VA team and outside of the system. This story is not at all convincing. My understanding is that PTSD is considered to be underdiagnosed. On the other hand, "compensation seeking" is often used instead of saying "people who are trying to get money when they don't really have a problem" - which is a real problem - and her statement that the VA staff isn't given enough time with the patients to accurately make the diagnosis could possibly be the literal truth. Physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and others in the medical system are being given less and less time with patients, so ... More »

(In full disclosure I suffer from PTSD. btb) In a email to the PTSD program Olin Teague coordinator of the Veterans Center in Temple, Texas tells staff to diagnose 'Adjustment Disorder' instead of 'PTSD' to save money and time. At steak is a veterans ability to get treatment and disability benefits. People with PTSD not only suffer from PTSD but major depression. Last month the Rand Corp released a report that about 18 veterans a day commit suicide