VA psychologist to staff: don't diagnose PTSD
In the email, Norma J. Perez, PTSD program coordinator at the Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center in Temple, Texas, tells staff "given that we are having more and more compensation seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out."
Instead, she advises "consider a diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder."
Veteran Affairs staff "really don't ... have the time to do the extensive testing that should ...
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