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Initiatives such as annual PTSD screenings sound great on paper, but until the mindset changes and the stigma of mental health counseling fades away, these annual screenings will follow what’s referred to in the finance realm as “Garbage In, Garbage Out.” In other words, if stigma prevents service members from being honest on their PTSD screening questionnaires, then any conclusions drawn from those surveys will be fundamentally flawed, at best.
Initiatives such as annual PTSD screenings sound great on paper, but until the mindset changes and the stigma of mental health counseling fades away, these annual screenings will follow what’s referred to in the finance realm as “Garbage In, Garbage Out.” In other words, if stigma prevents service members from being honest on their PTSD screening questionnaires, then any conclusions drawn from those surveys will be fundamentally flawed, at best.
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