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New guidelines allow troops with traumatic stress disorders to redeploy

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posted Saturday, 23 December 2006

By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes

WASHINGTON - Troops with bipolar and psychotic disorders cannot deploy into Iraq or Afghanistan but those recovering from traumatic stress disorders still can, under new defense guidelines released this week.

Defense health officials said the new guidance is designed to clarify existing policy, not to replace any current practices dealing with deploying servicemembers with mental health issues.

"What we found was that [health officials] had some questions about exactly what the regulations were," said Terry Jones, spokesman for Dr. William Winkenwerder, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. "These are much more specific guidelines to help them evaluate troops."

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