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Published Online: June 1973

Psychiatric Factors in Security Screening

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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In screening an individual for a security clearance, there are two possible categories of mental disorder: one requiring an adverse opinion and the other a favorable opinion in spite of the presence of such a disorder. In this study of 85 evaluations, symptoms not associated with acting out such as anxiety, depression, and psychosomatic disorders were rarely a basis for an adverse opinion. Nor did hospitalization, electroshock therapy, or prolonged intensive psychotherapy in themselves constitute a basis for an adverse opinion. The author points out that the psychiatric factor is but a single element in the overall determination of eligibility to have access to classified information.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 648 - 652
PubMed: 4701953

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Published in print: June 1973
Published online: 1 April 2006

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LOUIS LINN
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York, N.Y.

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