Military psychiatry" mistakenly refers to that area of psychiatry dealing with emotional problems of mili tary persons. This definition implies that these problems are unique, thus the differentiation from non-military or civilian psychiatry. However, this impli cation is incorrect and misleading. Mili t:.�ry and civilian psychiatric patients ex hibit the same symptoms of anxiety, depression, psychosis and acting-out be havior.The term "military psychiatry" also implies that it is primarily a form of psychiatry, and secondarily a sub-spe cialty (i.e. military) practice. Rather than a specific form of general psychi atry, however, it is actually a special area of military duty, and should prop erly be labelled "psychiatric military duty" ( PMD). The practitioners in volved, namely "military psychiatrists," would more accurately be labelled "psy chiatric military officers" (PMO). The term "military psychiatry" is better re-
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