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The National Institute of Mental Health is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research of mental health disorders such as bipolar disorders, depression, schizophrenia, etc.
Fit for Duty: Does the Health of the President Matter?
Does the health of the President really matter? Learn more about the history of the presidential health debate, and what elected officials have in common with service members.
How Psychological Health Affects Your Security Clearance
Psychological health is a factor in your ability to maintain a security clearance. Controversy remains about how exactly to establish risk as it relates to mental health and psychological treatment.
Two Principles of Mindfulness that Can Boost Your Career
Mindfulness-based techniques are being offered to employees by major corporations
Why Ignoring Mental Health is Bad for Your Government Career
Many clearance holders choose to ignore or self medicate for mental health issues due to fear of how it will affect their career.
Military Sexual Assault and Security Clearances
A recently released Department of Defense report cites a surge in reported military sexual assault cases within the military’s ranks. More than 5,000 reports were filed in FY 2013.
Changes to the Security Clearance Mental Health Question
Over the past few decades the mental health question on the most commonly used national security clearance application form has become increasingly complex as the form itself has grown incredibly long and detailed.
Will a Security Clearance Investigator Request Mental Health Records From My Doctor? – Clearance Q & A
While you are required to give approval for a security clearance investigator to contact your doctor, you will not likely have to disclose your full medical records, unless issues arise during the investigation.
Another Layer of Confusion: Some Question Change to Mental Health Question in Security Clearance Application
The Obama Administration is looking to change its security questionnaire to better address mental health issues. Yet security and mental health professionals say it may cause more problems.
Mental Health and Interim Security Clearances
Denial or revocation of a security clearance due to a mental health issue is very rare; however interim security clearances can be and often are “declined” solely on the basis of mental health treatment listed on a SF86. This potentially affects tens of thousands of clearance applicants each year…
Mental Health and Final Security Clearances
Mental health issues can adversely affect an individual’s eligibility for a federal security clearance, but many clearance applicants worry unnecessarily and sometimes choose not to seek treatment due to fears that it could result in the denial or revocation of a clearance.
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