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The Medicalization of Dissent
Bowe Bergdahl’s case shows how military veterans’ antiwar actions are depoliticized by chalking them up to mental illness.
Jerry Lembcke is the author of PTSD: Diagnosis and Identity in Post-Empire America.
Bowe Bergdahl’s case shows how military veterans’ antiwar actions are depoliticized by chalking them up to mental illness.